{
  "id": 14228357,
  "title": "Britain’s MI5 spy chief warns of Iranian threats, AI-fuelled cyber risks: 'UK entering new era of national security’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/britains-mi5-spy-chief-warns-of-iranian-threats-ai-fuelled-cyber",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:06:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/britains-mi5-spy-chief-warns-of-iranian-threats-ai-fuelled-cyber-risks-uk-entering-new-era-of-national-security-101791900800308.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Britain’s MI5 chief Ken McCallum has warned that Iran is seeking to target military sites in the UK, citing a suspected plot to attack a US-run military air base in September as “not unique”. The suspected plot occurred in western England, leading to the evacuation of scores of residents, with armed police and bomb-disposal experts investigating. McCallum raised concerns over advancing technology, stating that the UK is entering a “new era of national security”, with his agency’s work countering state threats quadrupling in the past decade. He highlighted the increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity, noting that AI is “supercharging” the battle between attackers and defenders. McCallum expressed particular concern that AI could enable dangerous knowledge to get into the hands of dangerous actors, including the potential for AI to generate novel pathogens not previously seen. He announced the creation of a new AI Threat Assessment Center to address these emerging risks.",
  "summary": "Ken McCallum also raised concerns over advancing technology and said that the UK was entering a “new era of national security”.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}