UK hounded 100 Hacking Groups

Intelligence services of United Kingdom are tracking the activity of 100 hacking groups from around the world who have tried to steal their sensitive data, Ciaran Martin, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said Sunday.

"The 100 [hacking] groups range from fully subordinate employees of the state… all the way to small criminal groups operating outside any legal framework," Martin said in an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper.

Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran has the most active number of hacking groups, and under each group, there are more than 1,000 working hackers, official report.

According to the intelligence services, this year alone, they have reportedly detected more than  750 cyber attacks targeting the country's infrastructure and financial system. The hackers are using the stolen information and fake data as a weapon.

This year have really seen some of the worst cyber attacks in the history of mankind which affected people around the world. "WannaCry" malware was one of the worst, while UK and US government has blamed North Korea for this cyber attack.


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