Foreign Office summons senior Chinese diplomat over ‘malicious cyber activity’

Beijing's charge d'affaires told that UK government will not tolerate threatening' cyber-attacks

Ministers summoned a senior Chinese diplomat to the Foreign Office on Tuesday after accusing Beijing-backed hackers of a cyber-attack on the British elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on politicians.

The department called in China's charge d'affaires and told him the UK would not tolerate threatening" cyber-attacks.