British Foreign Ministry Attacked By Hackers, No Loss Reports Appeared

The British Foreign Office was attacked by hackers. (photo: doc. unsplash)

JAKARTA - The British Foreign Office was the target of a serious cybersecurity incident earlier this year. This information emerged from a tender document posted on a government website in the UK, recently.

"The authorities were the target of a serious cybersecurity incident, the details of which cannot be disclosed," according to the document. The news was first reported by The Stack.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was forced to call on BAE Systems Applied Intelligence to deal with the incident, according to the document. That paid BAE Systems 467,326 pounds for the job.

"We do not comment on security but have systems in place to detect and defend against potential cyber incidents," a foreign ministry spokesman said.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack - or its effects. It is also unclear why details of the incident could not be disclosed. However, the British Foreign Ministry itself, is reported to be still able to walk normally in carrying out their daily tasks.

Given the intensity of hacking carried out in recent months, this incident deserves attention. Moreover, Britain had raised concerns about hacking as a result of the heated conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Britain, which has been supporting Ukraine a lot, feels that its country has become a target for hacking by foreign agents.