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United Kingdom
168 published signals with a public source.
By severity band
Minor
8
Moderate
98
Significant
61
By category
Military & Paramilitary Operations
57
Intelligence & Espionage
41
Cyber & Information Warfare
25
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics
24
Political & Legal Subversion
13
Economic & Financial Pressure
5
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks
2
Population & Migration Tools
1
Unconfirmed bomb threats targeted 51 aircraft across Europe between Nov 2–6, 2026, plus threats to major media in Ireland, Bulgaria and the UK; no explosives f…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Nov 6, 2026
People Against Genocide activists broke into Ultra I&C’s Tring, UK facility, destroyed military-related equipment with hammers, and had three members arrested;…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Nov 2, 2026
Russia is reported to be using fishing trawlers to spy on and possibly map UK-linked undersea communications cables, with over 500 suspicious vessel incidents…
Intelligence & Espionage - Oct 21, 2026
The UK warns of frequent GPS jamming and spoofing disrupting maritime navigation in key global regions, urging ships to practice alternative navigation methods…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Oct 13, 2026
Five men arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences near RAF Fairford in the UK, prompting evacuations and a bomb squad response.
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Sep 26, 2026
Five men arrested near RAF Fairford US air base in England for suspected explosives and terrorism offences; motive likely Iranian linked; increased security me…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Sep 26, 2026
Russian state media is intensifying promotion of European separatist movements, particularly in the UK, as part of a strategy to sow division in the West amid…
Political & Legal Subversion - Sep 26, 2026
Russian sabotage targets British military equipment supply relevant for hot war preparations.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Sep 25, 2026
British man charged for providing drone factory details and sabotage plans to Russian intelligence.
Intelligence & Espionage - Sep 25, 2026
UK man charged with assisting Russian intelligence-linked group under official secrets laws.
Intelligence & Espionage - Sep 9, 2026
Three UK airports operated by MAG suffered a cyber-attack compromising data of 8.7 million customers related to bookings and wifi sign-ups, without impacting s…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Aug 27, 2026
Russian spy ship Yantar targeted UK Royal Air Force jets with lasers off northern Scotland while being monitored by UK naval and air forces, raising concerns o…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Aug 10, 2026
UK PM Keir Starmer expected to resign Monday amid rising leadership challenge; he remains focused on governing and vows to resist challenges.
Political & Legal Subversion - Jun 20, 2026
Russian diplomat Evgeny Lyukshin orchestrated 2025 arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s properties using recruited agents under a fake far-right g…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 16, 2026
Russian warship Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel approximately 23 miles south of the Isle of Wight. Th…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 16, 2026
Russian diplomat's son involved in arson on UK politician's home linked to Moscow diplomatic academy's info warfare school with SVR tutors; MI5 response unclea…
Political & Legal Subversion - Jun 16, 2026
Joint UK parliamentary evidence session on deterrence against Russian hybrid warfare, revealing Russian intelligence's historical obsession with the UK, milita…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jun 15, 2026
The Royal Navy reports a 25% surge in Russian naval activity near UK waters in July 2026, monitoring warships and sanction-evading tankers, following the seizu…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 15, 2026
Russian diplomat recruited proxies to conduct arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Starmer’s properties as part of a hybrid warfare campaign involving online ext…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Jun 15, 2026
UK Armed Forces intercepted a shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on 2026-06-14, disrupting Russian-linked oil smuggling.
Economic & Financial Pressure - Jun 14, 2026
British forces seized a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on June 14, 2026, disrupting Russia's war financing in Ukraine. The o…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 14, 2026
GCHQ chief warns AI is weaponised and Russia is intensifying hybrid attacks on UK and European critical infrastructure and democratic processes, emphasizing ur…
Cyber & Information Warfare - May 27, 2026
Putin’s warship is 30 miles off the UK – and it’s shadowing key infrastructure
Military & Paramilitary Operations - May 5, 2026
New IRA Believed Responsible for Car Bomb Attack Outside Belfast Police Station with Two Babies Evacuated
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Apr 26, 2026
Fiona Hill warns the UK is losing its hybrid war with Russia and is unprepared for major conflict, highlighting vulnerabilities in infrastructure defense and r…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Apr 24, 2026
Over 200 sanctioned Russian tankers have entered UK waters under false flags to evade sanctions, with 84 breaching territorial waters, challenging UK enforceme…
Economic & Financial Pressure - Apr 21, 2026
Two teenagers arrested for arson attack on Kenton united synagogue in North-West London amid investigations into Iranian-backed antisemitic proxies.
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Apr 20, 2026
Russian spies are recruiting UK teenagers online, offering money and training to commit violence, sabotage, and espionage as disposable agents.
Intelligence & Espionage - Apr 14, 2026
UK Defence Secretary John Healey reveals UK's response to Russian submarine operation in the North Atlantic
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks - Apr 9, 2026
UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Apr 9, 2026
APT28 Exploits Vulnerable Routers to Conduct DNS Hijacking Operations for Credential Theft
Cyber & Information Warfare - Apr 7, 2026
A UK Parliament report warns that malign actors are exploiting disinformation to undermine democracy and calls for increased funding and coordination to combat…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Mar 27, 2026
Russian Espionage in Britain: The Bulgarian Spy Ring and the Jan Marsalek Connection
Intelligence & Espionage - Mar 18, 2026
Russian spies buying properties near military bases across Europe, three intelligence agencies warn
Intelligence & Espionage - Feb 25, 2026
Russian Man on U.K.’s Most Wanted List Holds Maltese ‘Golden Passport’
Economic & Financial Pressure - Feb 18, 2026
The secretive sea drones that will take on Putin's shadow fleet in UK waters
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Feb 6, 2026
Remotely controlled supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe were hacked, heating units and spoiling food; the UK meat sector experienced limited spill-…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Feb 2, 2026
NCSC removed a 2022 page exposing Russian Military Intelligence cyberattack campaign; archived access advised.
Cyber & Information Warfare - Feb 1, 2026
In January 2026, the UK authorities chased a suspicious Russian cargo ship, Sinegorsk, from the Bristol Channel after it anchored near critical undersea teleco…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 27, 2026
On 26 January 2026, coastal states of the Baltic and North Seas, including the UK, issued a joint correspondence highlighting growing risks to maritime safety…
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks - Jan 26, 2026
Dozens of shadow fleet Russian tankers, including flagless vessels, have traversed the English Channel and Danish Straits en route to the Baltic Sea despite UK…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 23, 2026
Putin's fanatical 'spy-nuns' exposed following Winchester Cathedral ban
Intelligence & Espionage - Jan 21, 2026
In January 2026, the UK reported three Russian submarines conducting a covert underwater operation targeting undersea cables and pipelines in waters north of t…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 18, 2026
Russian military intelligence has increased hybrid warfare sabotage campaigns across Europe, recruiting disposable agents for attacks including arson, bombings…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 14, 2026
Three Bulgarians based in the UK were convicted of spying for Russia across Europe, using fake identities and sophisticated spyware, and involved in disinforma…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jan 9, 2026
Russia is recruiting spies on British soil via social media, revealed after recent arrests.
Intelligence & Espionage - Jan 3, 2026
Hundreds of British buses have Chinese ‘kill switch’
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jan 3, 2026
UK military sites face near-daily drone incidents in 2026 amid growing hybrid threats from Russia in Europe.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 1, 2026
Russia is recruiting British civilians as proxies to conduct sabotage, including arson in London and railway explosions in Poland, using encrypted apps and onl…
Intelligence & Espionage - Dec 28, 2025
European and UK officials warn of imminent substantial Russian troop build-up and threat of aggression near NATO borders in late 2025.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Dec 26, 2025
Showing the 50 most recent.
Back to countries
United Kingdom
168 published signals with a public source.
By severity band
Minor
8
Moderate
98
Significant
61
By category
Military & Paramilitary Operations
57
Intelligence & Espionage
41
Cyber & Information Warfare
25
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics
24
Political & Legal Subversion
13
Economic & Financial Pressure
5
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks
2
Population & Migration Tools
1
Unconfirmed bomb threats targeted 51 aircraft across Europe between Nov 2–6, 2026, plus threats to major media in Ireland, Bulgaria and the UK; no explosives f…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Nov 6, 2026
People Against Genocide activists broke into Ultra I&C’s Tring, UK facility, destroyed military-related equipment with hammers, and had three members arrested;…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Nov 2, 2026
Russia is reported to be using fishing trawlers to spy on and possibly map UK-linked undersea communications cables, with over 500 suspicious vessel incidents…
Intelligence & Espionage - Oct 21, 2026
The UK warns of frequent GPS jamming and spoofing disrupting maritime navigation in key global regions, urging ships to practice alternative navigation methods…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Oct 13, 2026
Five men arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences near RAF Fairford in the UK, prompting evacuations and a bomb squad response.
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Sep 26, 2026
Five men arrested near RAF Fairford US air base in England for suspected explosives and terrorism offences; motive likely Iranian linked; increased security me…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Sep 26, 2026
Russian state media is intensifying promotion of European separatist movements, particularly in the UK, as part of a strategy to sow division in the West amid…
Political & Legal Subversion - Sep 26, 2026
Russian sabotage targets British military equipment supply relevant for hot war preparations.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Sep 25, 2026
British man charged for providing drone factory details and sabotage plans to Russian intelligence.
Intelligence & Espionage - Sep 25, 2026
UK man charged with assisting Russian intelligence-linked group under official secrets laws.
Intelligence & Espionage - Sep 9, 2026
Three UK airports operated by MAG suffered a cyber-attack compromising data of 8.7 million customers related to bookings and wifi sign-ups, without impacting s…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Aug 27, 2026
Russian spy ship Yantar targeted UK Royal Air Force jets with lasers off northern Scotland while being monitored by UK naval and air forces, raising concerns o…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Aug 10, 2026
UK PM Keir Starmer expected to resign Monday amid rising leadership challenge; he remains focused on governing and vows to resist challenges.
Political & Legal Subversion - Jun 20, 2026
Russian diplomat Evgeny Lyukshin orchestrated 2025 arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s properties using recruited agents under a fake far-right g…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 16, 2026
Russian warship Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel approximately 23 miles south of the Isle of Wight. Th…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 16, 2026
Russian diplomat's son involved in arson on UK politician's home linked to Moscow diplomatic academy's info warfare school with SVR tutors; MI5 response unclea…
Political & Legal Subversion - Jun 16, 2026
Joint UK parliamentary evidence session on deterrence against Russian hybrid warfare, revealing Russian intelligence's historical obsession with the UK, milita…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jun 15, 2026
The Royal Navy reports a 25% surge in Russian naval activity near UK waters in July 2026, monitoring warships and sanction-evading tankers, following the seizu…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 15, 2026
Russian diplomat recruited proxies to conduct arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Starmer’s properties as part of a hybrid warfare campaign involving online ext…
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Jun 15, 2026
UK Armed Forces intercepted a shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on 2026-06-14, disrupting Russian-linked oil smuggling.
Economic & Financial Pressure - Jun 14, 2026
British forces seized a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on June 14, 2026, disrupting Russia's war financing in Ukraine. The o…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jun 14, 2026
GCHQ chief warns AI is weaponised and Russia is intensifying hybrid attacks on UK and European critical infrastructure and democratic processes, emphasizing ur…
Cyber & Information Warfare - May 27, 2026
Putin’s warship is 30 miles off the UK – and it’s shadowing key infrastructure
Military & Paramilitary Operations - May 5, 2026
New IRA Believed Responsible for Car Bomb Attack Outside Belfast Police Station with Two Babies Evacuated
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Apr 26, 2026
Fiona Hill warns the UK is losing its hybrid war with Russia and is unprepared for major conflict, highlighting vulnerabilities in infrastructure defense and r…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Apr 24, 2026
Over 200 sanctioned Russian tankers have entered UK waters under false flags to evade sanctions, with 84 breaching territorial waters, challenging UK enforceme…
Economic & Financial Pressure - Apr 21, 2026
Two teenagers arrested for arson attack on Kenton united synagogue in North-West London amid investigations into Iranian-backed antisemitic proxies.
Terrorism & Criminal Proxy Tactics - Apr 20, 2026
Russian spies are recruiting UK teenagers online, offering money and training to commit violence, sabotage, and espionage as disposable agents.
Intelligence & Espionage - Apr 14, 2026
UK Defence Secretary John Healey reveals UK's response to Russian submarine operation in the North Atlantic
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks - Apr 9, 2026
UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Apr 9, 2026
APT28 Exploits Vulnerable Routers to Conduct DNS Hijacking Operations for Credential Theft
Cyber & Information Warfare - Apr 7, 2026
A UK Parliament report warns that malign actors are exploiting disinformation to undermine democracy and calls for increased funding and coordination to combat…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Mar 27, 2026
Russian Espionage in Britain: The Bulgarian Spy Ring and the Jan Marsalek Connection
Intelligence & Espionage - Mar 18, 2026
Russian spies buying properties near military bases across Europe, three intelligence agencies warn
Intelligence & Espionage - Feb 25, 2026
Russian Man on U.K.’s Most Wanted List Holds Maltese ‘Golden Passport’
Economic & Financial Pressure - Feb 18, 2026
The secretive sea drones that will take on Putin's shadow fleet in UK waters
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Feb 6, 2026
Remotely controlled supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe were hacked, heating units and spoiling food; the UK meat sector experienced limited spill-…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Feb 2, 2026
NCSC removed a 2022 page exposing Russian Military Intelligence cyberattack campaign; archived access advised.
Cyber & Information Warfare - Feb 1, 2026
In January 2026, the UK authorities chased a suspicious Russian cargo ship, Sinegorsk, from the Bristol Channel after it anchored near critical undersea teleco…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 27, 2026
On 26 January 2026, coastal states of the Baltic and North Seas, including the UK, issued a joint correspondence highlighting growing risks to maritime safety…
Energy & Infrastructure Attacks - Jan 26, 2026
Dozens of shadow fleet Russian tankers, including flagless vessels, have traversed the English Channel and Danish Straits en route to the Baltic Sea despite UK…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 23, 2026
Putin's fanatical 'spy-nuns' exposed following Winchester Cathedral ban
Intelligence & Espionage - Jan 21, 2026
In January 2026, the UK reported three Russian submarines conducting a covert underwater operation targeting undersea cables and pipelines in waters north of t…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 18, 2026
Russian military intelligence has increased hybrid warfare sabotage campaigns across Europe, recruiting disposable agents for attacks including arson, bombings…
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 14, 2026
Three Bulgarians based in the UK were convicted of spying for Russia across Europe, using fake identities and sophisticated spyware, and involved in disinforma…
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jan 9, 2026
Russia is recruiting spies on British soil via social media, revealed after recent arrests.
Intelligence & Espionage - Jan 3, 2026
Hundreds of British buses have Chinese ‘kill switch’
Cyber & Information Warfare - Jan 3, 2026
UK military sites face near-daily drone incidents in 2026 amid growing hybrid threats from Russia in Europe.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Jan 1, 2026
Russia is recruiting British civilians as proxies to conduct sabotage, including arson in London and railway explosions in Poland, using encrypted apps and onl…
Intelligence & Espionage - Dec 28, 2025
European and UK officials warn of imminent substantial Russian troop build-up and threat of aggression near NATO borders in late 2025.
Military & Paramilitary Operations - Dec 26, 2025
Showing the 50 most recent.