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UK Government Denies Cummings’ Claims of China Breaching Top-Secret Intelligence Systems

Former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed Chinese hackers breached highly sensitive UK intelligence systems containing classified material. The Cabinet Office and cybersecurity experts have strongly denied the allegations, setting up a contentious dispute over national security transparency.

Controversial Security Breach Claims Emerge

Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Prime Minister 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.