UK Government Adds Cyber-Attack Scenarios to National Risk Register 2026 (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• New scenarios: cyber-attacks on data, water, police infrastructure, and mass IT outage
• Section on interference in democratic processes added
• Likelihood of scenarios: 1% to 25%+, impact moderate to catastrophic
• National resilience campaign for households announced

"The UK government published the 2026 National Risk Register on July 14, adding new scenarios for cyber-attacks on data infrastructure, water systems, police systems, and a mass IT outage. A new section covers interference in democratic processes. The government announced a national resilience campaign for households."