Foreign Office security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Foreign Office, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
Cyber-attack on Foreign Office raises data breach concerns
The Foreign Office was hit by a cyber-attack in October 2025. When the UK government confirmed the attack in December, it assessed the risk of impact on individuals as low. Ministers said they were fairly confident that personal data had not been put at risk.
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