UK Government Denies Cummings’ Claims of Chinese Breach of Top-Secret Systems
Former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed Chinese hackers breached highly sensitive UK government systems containing classified intelligence. The Cabinet Office and cybersecurity experts have strongly denied the allegations, setting up a contentious dispute over national security transparency.
Conflicting Accounts Emerge Over Alleged Security Breach
Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, has made explosive claims that China successfully breached high-level UK government systems used to transfer classified intelligence material, according to reports. Cummings stated the compromised systems contained so-called “Strap” material, a government classification for highly sensitive intelligence data that includes information from intelligence services and the National Security Secretariat.