British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden on Monday said that the Chinese state was behind a “malicious cyber campaign” on the U.K.’s…
British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden on Monday said that the Chinese state was behind a"malicious cyber campaign" on the U.K.'s Electoral Commission.
The British government also alleged that China-affiliated hackers were behind an attack that saw the data of millions of voters accessed. "China does not encourage, support or condone cyber attacks. At the same time, we oppose the politicisation of cybersecurity issues and the baseless denigration of other countries without factual evidence."Dowden said the U.K. believes China to be behind attempted reconnaissance on the email accounts of U.K. lawmakers in the summer of 2021. He accused the Chinese hacking group APT31 of being behind this attack.
Dowden said that the U.K. had sanctioned two individuals residing within China, as well as an entity affiliated with APT31.Separately, the U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment Monday accusing Chinese state-linked hackers of being behind cyber campaigns targeting U.S. businesses, government officials, and politicians.
"The impact of such a breach on UK-Sino relations could be profound," Javvad Malik, lead security awareness advocate at cybersecurity firm KnowBe4, told CNBC on Monday via email.
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