UK Government — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
11
occurrences
First Seen
November 19, 2025
Last Seen
July 5, 2026

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Russian hackers infiltrate UK government emails in cyberattack targeting Foreign Office officials — Cryptobriefing · July 5, 2026
  • Russian hackers steal government logins — Telegraph · July 5, 2026
  • ESET Threat Intelligence — www.eset.com · May 7, 2026
  • UK government officials' phones allegedly hacked for years: Report - Anadolu Ajansı — Aa.Tr · January 27, 2026
  • China-linked group accused of spying on phones of UK prime ministers' aides — Theregister · January 27, 2026
  • UK Suspects Chinese Involvement in Foreign Office Cyberattack — Insurancejournal · December 22, 2025
  • Hackers stole data in UK government cyberattack, minister confirms — Techradar · December 20, 2025
  • Labour under fire for 'deliberate cover-up' of Chinese cyber attack on UK Government — Express · December 19, 2025

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