'China' hacks bank details of 250,000 British MOD workers: Beijing blamed as soldiers, veterans and officials are targeted in huge data breach

dailym.ai— MPs are set to be told about the massive data breach - which targeted service personnel - tomorrow. The government has not named the country involved, but Sky News understands it to be China.

Benzinga—Major Hacking Incident Exposes Data Of Military Personnel In UK Ministry Of Defence Breach — Is China To Blame?. Sensitive data of active U.K. military personnel have been compromised in a major security breach, reportedly orchestrated by China, affecting personal and banking details. read more

The Guardian—MoD contractor hacked by China failed to report breach for months. Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in FebruaryThe IT company targeted in a Chinese hack that accessed the data of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Defence staff failed to report the breach for months, the Guardian can reveal.The UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, told MPs on Tuesday that Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) had been breached by a malign actor and “state involvement” could not be ruled out. Continue...

The Guardian—UK armed forces’ personal data hacked in MoD breach. Defence secretary to address MPs after names and bank details of armed forces members targeted by unnamed attackerThe Ministry of Defence has suffered a significant data breach and the personal information of UK military personnel has been hacked.A third-party payroll system used by the MoD, which includes names and bank details of current and past members of the armed forces, was targeted in the attack. A very small number of addresses may also have been accessed. Continue reading