Russian spies hack UK government systems and steal data
Russian spies hacked UK government systems during 2024. They stole data and emails; the specific agencies affected and the volume stolen have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- UK Government
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data and emails stolen
- Cause / method
- Hacking of government systems by Russian spies
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- It emerged that Russian spies had hacked UK government systems that same year and stolen data and emails.
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