International cyber criminals are costing the British economy “billions of pounds” every year through activities such as industrial espionage and credit card fraud, senior Whitehall officials admitted yesterday.
They made the disclosure as they unveiled plans to bolster national defences against online attacks.
The establishment of a Cyber Security Operations Centre – attached to GCHQ, the government's electronic listening post in Cheltenham – is an admission by the government that it must do more to counter perceived threats from countries such as China and Russia, terrorist groups, criminal gangs and malicious hackers.
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