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RUSSIA AND CHINA HACK FOREIGN OFFICE COMPUTERS IN 'EMBARRASSING' NATIONAL
SECURITY BREACH


CYBER HACKERS FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA MANAGED TO ACCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN
THE FOREIGN OFFICE IN A MAJOR NATIONAL SECURITY BREACH.

By Oli Smith
20:33, Fri, Aug 11, 2023 | UPDATED: 20:34, Fri, Aug 11, 2023
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Russian and Chinese hackers carried out a major national security breach against
the UK. The i revealed that a cyber attack penetrated the Foreign Office’s
internal systems. However, the devastating and "embarrassing" hack was kept
secret from the public for years.


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The hack, which took place in 2021, allowed the cyber agents to access emails,
internal messages, and teams meetings inside the crucial government department.

It is thought that the Chinese and Russian hackers did not work together but
instead accessed the systems at the same time in separate attacks.



Britain's adversaries made it into the internal systems but were unable to
access classified information, according to a GCHQ source.

While the information was not classified, it may have put diplomats in hostile
environments at risk.

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China and Russia accessed the systems at the same time in separate attacks
(Image: GETTY)

The hack may have also damaged relationships with important British allies after
revealing private communications.

A source at the UK’s intelligence, security and cyber agency said the attack
likely came from an official "accidentally” downloading malware hidden in an
email.

A GCHQ insider claimed that the Government kept the hack under wraps due to the
“embarrassment” of the large-scale hack.

They told the i: “At one point we believe both were on there.

"It was very embarrassing and caused a great stir in government because they
didn’t know whether they should admit it or not.





Russia is suspected of being behind the major cyber attack (Image: GETTY)

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“It would have been an enormous amount of information.

"But none of it should have been classified, just daily business stuff.”

The Foreign Office hack took place around the same time as a stunning
14-month-long infiltration of the Electoral Commission’s IT system.

Russia is suspected of being behind the major cyber attack which exposed the
data of up to 40 million British voters.





The hack may have also damaged relationships with important British allies
(Image: GETTY)

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The Electoral Commission revealed on Tuesday it had been the victim of a
successful "complex cyber attack" from "hostile actors".

Earlier this year the UK’s cyber security agency urged operators of critical
national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications networks, to
prevent Chinese hackers from hiding on their systems.

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Elsewhere, Microsoft warned this week that a Chinese hacking group had
compromised “critical” infrastructure in the US in order to disrupt
communications between the country and Asia in the event of a crisis.

The Chinese foreign ministry hit back at the allegations, saying they “lacked
evidence” and accused the US of being a “hacker empire”




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