UK confirms cyberattack on foreign office systems, risk to individuals deemed low

News19 Dec 2025

The British government has confirmed a cyberattack on systems linked to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with officials assessing the risk to individuals as low and saying the security vulnerability was swiftly closed.

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