China tech firm claimed it could hack Foreign Office

A Chinese cyber security firm claimed it had the ability to hack the UK's Foreign Office, leaked documents suggest.Other documents hint at successful hacks of public bodies and businesses across Asia and Europe, but it is not yet clear if any were compromised.China's UK embassy said it was unaware of the leak, and said China "firmly opposes and combats all forms of cyberattacks in accordance with the law".

In one case, a government organisation in southwest China paid around $15,000 to access the Vietnamese traffic police's website.In one undated chat log between "Boss Lu" and another unnamed user, the UK Foreign Office is revealed to be a priority target for i-Soon. The data shows how the contractors serve "not only one agency, but multiple agencies at once," he adds.It could be a disgruntled former employee, a foreign intelligence agency, or a malicious leak by a competitor to undermine i-Soon's public credibility.

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