House of Commons Administration Says It ‘Prevented’ Chinese Hack MPs Weren’t Warned About

Amid concerns raised by MPs they weren’t warned about a Chinese hack against them, the House of Commons administration says it had effectively prevented the cyberattack. The House of Commons Administration “determined that the risk-mitigation measures in place had successfully prevented any attack,” spokesperson Mathieu Gravel told The Epoch Times. Mr. Gravel said the administration investigates all incidents flagged by its security partners. “There were no cybersecurity impacts to any Members or their communications,” he added. Liberal and Conservative MPs revealed on April 29 that they had been the target of a Chinese hacker group referred to as Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT31), which is backed by Chinese intelligence....