A western intelligence official believes the aim was espionage - but questions remain.
Allegations of Chinese cyber activity as the recent conflict broke out in Ukraine have been emerging.
A broad set of Ukrainian government and commercial organisations were said to have been targeted by hackers, including organisations linked to nuclear power. The Times cited intelligence documents - but the Ukrainian security service denied they had handed anything over and seemed to downplay the revelations, adding to confusion.On Monday, the Chinese embassy in the UK rejected the claim and described the Times report as "sheer irresponsible talk and not credible at all".But some western officials believe the story is even more complex.
And the alleged Chinese hackers, in a shift from normal behaviour, are said to have launched their campaign from Western infrastructure.
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