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Why are big UK cyber attacks on the rise? | BBC Newscast
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32:54Now PlayingSerious cyber attacks are on the rise in the UK and the government is telling businesses to make pen and paper plans to help them prepare.
Adam is joined by BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy and Emily Taylor, CEO of Oxford Information Labs and co-founder of the Global Signal Exchange, to discuss why more serious attacks are on the rise and what else can be done.
Plus, Chris and Adam are reunited to talk about the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement to the House of Commons about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as well as the controversial collapse of the case against two men accused of spying for China.
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