UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms

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UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British trade department minister Chris Bryant said ​the ⁠government had been hacked in October, partly confirming a report in The Sun newspaper, which said a Chinese group had breached systems to access Foreign Office data. "There certainly ‌has been ...

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