UK intelligence: 100 nations have spyware that can hack Britain

More than half of the world’s nation states are believed to have purchased technology that could be capable of hacking into Britain’s infrastructure, companies and private networks, U.K. intelligence has found.

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The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre — which is part of the GCHQ intelligence agency — believes around 100 countries have procured cyber intrusion software, suggesting the barrier for states to get their hands on the technology is dropping, the agency told POLITICO ahead of a discussion about its findings at its CYBERUK conference in Glasgow Wednesday.

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