UK ‘has cyber attack capability’

Source: Camille Tuutti>The New New Internet

The U.K. has the ability to launch cyber attacks but does not use it for industrial espionage like some other countries, England’s security minister Lord West said.

According to BBC, West has refused to elaborate on the matter and explain whether cyber attacks have been used for military purposes. However, he told BBC Radio 4’s PM program the country faces cyber attacks “on a regular basis” from countries such as Russia and China. He also confirmed the British government had approached the Russian and Chinese governments to ask them to stop the attacks.