UK government confirms it was hacked in October
The UK government was hacked in October 2025. A government minister confirmed the breach, and as of 19 December an investigation was under way.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- UK Government
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- External hacking
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- A UK government minister said an investigation into the government hack was under way.
- A UK government minister confirmed that the government had been hacked in October.
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