Major cyber-attack will happen soon, warns UK's security boss

A head of the National Cybersecurity Centre predicts the most serious level of hacking will happen within years

A "category one" cyber-attack, the most serious tier possible, will happen "sometime in the next few years", a director of the National Cybersecurity Centre has warned.

According to the agency, which reports to GCHQ and has responsibly for ensuring the UK's information security, a category one cybersecurity incident requires a national government response.