In a tender document the department said it “was the target of a serious cyber security incident, details of which cannot be disclosed”.
The Foreign Office was targeted by a “serious cyber security incident” according to a recently released public tender document.
It is unclear what kind of incident targeted the department, nor is it evident who conducted the incident or what damage was caused.
The tender document reveals that BAE Applied Intelligence provided urgent business support to the department, receiving just over £467,000 for analysis the company provided to the government.
Explaining the urgent payment, the Foreign Office stated: “The Authority was the target of a serious cyber security incident, details of which cannot be disclosed.”
“In response to this incident, urgent support was required to support remediation and investigation,” the explanation of the payment explains.
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