Tune in: Grant Shapps and Oliver Dowden discuss China cyber threat

TLDR:

• Grant Shapps and Oliver Dowden address alleged China cybersecurity threat in Parliament.
• Rishi Sunak stated that Britain is taking measures to protect itself from China’s cyberattacks.

The alleged China cybersecurity threat was addressed by Grant Shapps and Oliver Dowden in Parliament on Monday, March 25. Rishi Sunak emphasized the importance of protecting the UK from an “increasingly assertive” China after a “malign” cyberattack. The prime minister described China as the greatest state-based threat to economic security, leading the UK to prepare sanctions for those involved in state-backed interference.

Chinese state-affiliated hackers were identified as responsible for two malicious cyber campaigns targeting the Electoral Commission and MPs. Two individuals and a company linked to the Chinese state were sanctioned for attacks on the Electoral Commission. The same company also conducted reconnaissance activity against UK parliamentary accounts in a separate campaign.

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Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps, and Oliver Dowden addressed the alleged China cybersecurity threat in Parliament, highlighting the importance of protecting the UK from cyberattacks.