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Cyber Security: Update
16 July 2020
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
At a Glance
Issue Summary
Dominic Raab is providing an update on the investigation into the leak of UK-US Free Trade Agreement documents before the 2019 General Election.
Action Requested
The Government has concluded that Russian actors sought to interfere in the election through online amplification of leaked documents. An ongoing criminal investigation is taking place, and the UK reserves the right to respond with appropriate measures in the future. The UK supports international partners in calling out and responding to such malign activity.
Key Facts
- Sensitive Government documents relating to the UK-US Free Trade Agreement were illicitly acquired before the 2019 General Election.
- Further attempts were made to promote the illicitly acquired material online in the run up to the election.
- The Intelligence and Security Committee has been briefed on the incident.
- A cross-Government election security cell was established during the 2019 General Election.
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