A significant cyberattack on the UK Ministry of Defence's payroll system has led to the unauthorized access of personal data belonging to approximately 270,000 serving and former British armed forces personnel. The breach, which is suspected to have been orchestrated by Chinese hackers, compromised sensitive information including names, bank details, and potentially addresses of officials and active military personnel. The UK government has responded by taking the affected military database offline and planning a multi-point strategy to support and protect the personnel involved. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is set to address Parliament concerning the breach and outline the government's response, highlighting the involvement of a contractor.
The names and bank details of thousands of serving British military members have been exposed in a data breach by a “malign actor” who may have had state help, defence officials said. READ MORE: https://t.co/Y3w8ZUEf2Y https://t.co/Y3w8ZUEf2Y
'People in Whitehall seem absolutely sure it's China.' @SamCoatesSky has more on the government not naming China as the country behind the Ministry of Defence being hacked 👇 #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/MJSrfCUhfl
"How do you solve a problem like China?" @SophyRidgeSky shares her thoughts on the "two paths" facing the UK and other European countries, as reports indicate China is behind the MOD data hack #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube https://t.co/qR4oxwhORY
🖥️ Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the government suspects a "malign actor" was responsible for a cyber attack on a database containing the details of military service personnel https://t.co/N7f2UEEHwE
U.K. 'cannot rule out' foreign state in military payroll hack: defense chief https://t.co/2hP3sQwvdF
'We cannot rule out state involvement' @grantshapps apologises to armed forces personnel affected by the Ministry of Defence payroll hack and says he can't release details of the suspected 'malign actor' due to 'national security reasons' https://t.co/cE3hYDdgG0 https://t.co/I3WPVdzv9g
China is likely using data from hacks of UK government institutions to build profiles of British military personnel https://t.co/QBSPzBfhvM
Grant Shapps says state involvement ‘can’t be ruled out’ after MoD data breach https://t.co/5Kr2gtVeQo
Grant Shapps apologises to people affected by MoD hack and says 'it shouldn't have happened' https://t.co/7djKp8H9Si
On the China defence hack Grant Shapps publicly confirms up to 272,000 armed forces personnel affected And - in an unusual move - reads out in the House of Commons a helpline number that they can call
'We've undertaken significant and immediate action.' Grant Shapps has issued a statement after the MoD was hit by a major cyber attack. https://t.co/Bh3RXy8psF
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says the UK "cannot rule out state involvement" in MoD hack - adding there is an "indication" the breach involved a "malign actor" For more on this and other news visit https://t.co/NEDMP2uP6W
#UK #DefenceMinistry targeted in large-scale #CyberAttack: govt https://t.co/ORujs6VMPs
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps reveals there is evidence of "potential failings" by a contractor which may have made it easier for a "malign actor" to have hacked a third-party payroll system linked to the MoD. https://t.co/ZimVUgDs2C
Former MI6 intelligence officer Matthew Dunn says Brits “should be concerned” by the hacking threat from China, after the private data of 270,000 military personnel was exposed. “That information can be used by a powerful state for fraudulent purposes.” #Talk https://t.co/TXTpRJVZHd
🔴 Secretary of State for Defence @grantshapps is making a statement on Defence Personnel Update. Watch live ⬇️ https://t.co/EPSvS5G6pX
The firm at the centre of the MoD data hack blamed on China also handles data for several other Whitehall depts including Home Office & Cabinet Office, I understand @theipaper https://t.co/od1s4NRlZY
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is making a "planned statement" today, setting out details of a "multi-point plan to support and protect personnel" after the Ministry of Defence was hacked. Watch below or read more here: https://t.co/Fnv5g0x6Ov https://t.co/1V2BUdjnan
There were 'indications that a malign actor' hacked into the Ministry of Defence, says @RishiSunak He says China has 'fundamentally different values to ours' amid speculation Beijing was behind the attack. The Chinese Embassy has denied responsibility https://t.co/cE3hYDdgG0 https://t.co/K4UbDohn8M
📢 @SophyRidgeSky looks ahead to tonight's #PoliticsHub as reports indicate China has allegedly hacked the Ministry of Defence, obtaining personal details of serving members of the armed forces. ⏰ 7pm 📱 https://t.co/xkAlVP3z6f 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 & YouTube https://t.co/7pgJ0S81oA
MoD hacked: Personal details exposed https://t.co/EPVGIyjDuu via @computing_news
Troops warned to watch out for dodgy calls, texts and emails as 270k feared affected by huge data hack from China, reports @NatashaC https://t.co/gMLMdqhTBP
Security expert Anthony Glees joins Talk’s Ian Collins to discuss the dangers of cyber attacks from hostile states after a suspected Chinese hacking of the defence ministry. “This is very serious, whichever way you look at it.” @iancollinsuk https://t.co/gmPcmXLZwX
Troops warned to watch out for dodgy calls, texts and emails - as 270k feared affected by huge data hack from China https://t.co/gMLMdqhTBP
"China has neither the interest nor the need to meddle in the internal affairs of the UK" 🔥🔥🔥 from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on allegations of #MOD #hack
The UK government is expected to reveal later today that the country’s Ministry of Defence has been the victim of a data breach conducted by a foreign state that reports suggested could be China. https://t.co/aNjcdNnZb5
Details of #UK #military #personnel exposed in huge #Payroll #DataBreach https://t.co/d5nDG19qho
The Prime Minister has declined to identify the “malign actor” behind a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China carried out the hack ✍: @DavidHughesPA, @sophie_wing8 & @cjmckeon https://t.co/XCem4c156V
‘It is going to be a long time before the Government are able to actually say who was behind this.’ GB News Political Correspondent, @OliviaUtley, explains the Government's response to the Ministry of Defence being hacked. https://t.co/9XHKv7GJZ6
Royals feared to be among victims as 250,000 British MoD workers hacked ‘by China’ https://t.co/8uBfxRApFl
'It takes months to formally acquire the evidence such to the standard a minister can say it was China.' @SamCoatesSky has the latest on the accusations that China hacked the MoD https://t.co/TV8cTAO9Fv 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/Em0lvvDQ8u
"There are indications malign actor has compromised the Armed Forces payment network. Rishi Sunak is questioned about a data breach at the Ministry of Defence which Sky News understands was made by China. https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/Ie4BCWnb70
The Chinese Embassy to the UK has rejected claims Beijing is behind a Ministry of Defence hack that may have compromised the bank details of almost all serving members of the armed forces https://t.co/cE3hYDdgG0 https://t.co/wOcvjv4Rl8
The Chinese Embassy in the UK has rejected claims it's behind the Ministry of Defence armed forces payroll hack https://t.co/cE3hYDdgG0
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A MALICIOUS PARTY IS ENDANGERING THE PAYROLL SYSTEM OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
China has called accusations it hacked the Ministry of Defence "completely fabricated and malicious slanders". 🔗 Read more https://t.co/rtNBW80SKh
NEW: China says claims it was behind UK defence ministry cyberattacks ‘utter nonsense’ https://t.co/4tI33WBoQq
UK PM SUNAK: THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A MALIGN ACTOR HAS COMPROMISED MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAYMENTS SYSTEM
Why isn’t the government naming China today, despite lots of people saying they are behind MoD contractor hack? Under data protection laws the service personnel HAVE to be informed asap However I’m told designation - blaming a foreign country - takes months or years and has…
NEW: UK says defence ministry targeted in cyberattack https://t.co/484giuKXxq
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will update MPs on a cyber attack on a database containing details of armed forces personnel amid reports China was behind the hack ✍: @DavidHughesPA & @sophie_wing8 https://t.co/MRPzchljnt
The China hack on the MoD is deemed so serious that troops will be told they can sign up to a data commercial service which will tell them if their information has been posted on the dark web, sources tell @thetimes https://t.co/PI4MuVQ1ej
China Suspected in UK MoD Hack Affecting 270,000; Shapps to Address Read More: https://t.co/3X1mL3cT7I
Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Lin Jian says Beijing 'opposes all forms of cyberattacks' amid speculation the Chinese state hacked a Ministry of Defence system. Read more here: https://t.co/61wXu3V9YT https://t.co/C7cJpRPAqJ
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will address parliament today concerning a recent hack into the Ministry of Defence (MoD) payroll system. Full story 👇 https://t.co/jTGbru2hrs #Tech | #News | #MoDHack
A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial by Beijing. https://t.co/Q2xvnnMYk3
Britain’s Ministry of Defence has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack, a gov't minister confirmed to British media. https://t.co/QkrqHYyjPC
UK Raises Cybersecurity Concerns, Suspects China in Defence Hack Read More: https://t.co/j74tOgKgco
"China is behind this". Tory MP Sir @MPIainDS says China was "certainly" behind a massive cyber-attack on Ministry of Defence systems. Read our deputy political editor @SamCoatesSky's full analysis 👉https://t.co/jSF6o5t5H9 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/RxjmvVyTxr
"China is behind this". Tory MP Sir @MPIainDS says China was "certainly" behind a massive cyber-attack on the Ministry of Defence systems. Read our deputy political editor @SamCoatesSky's full analysis 👉https://t.co/jSF6o5t5H9 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/IKUvzNPGQW
China calls for end to 'anti-China political farce', saying claims it was to blame for MoD data hack 'malicious slanders' - https://t.co/DxfY9zXNoN
Analysis | China is being widely blamed for the Ministry of Defence hack, so ministers look odd as the government isn't naming Beijing publicly. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/kQQqwwt4fx
After that Ministry of Defence hack, Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to label China a threat to UK... Ex-Tory leader tells the PM there should be "no more pretence" MPs to get an update on the hack later today but are not expected to name China https://t.co/pCs1V4Edw9
The UK got hacked, easily, probably by China - i can’t imagine why??? https://t.co/sJCun5SJZR
‘Quite clearly China are our geopolitical opponents.’ Conservative MP, Sir Philip Davies, responds to suspicions that China are behind the hacking of the Ministry of Defence. https://t.co/0I4llRNSQS
British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system. https://t.co/bz6E13aUny
China Suspected After Major MoD Payroll Breach https://t.co/aw8OuYVCYo
China 'cyberattack’ sees thousands of UK MoD armed forces workers’ details accessed https://t.co/wbc2PLDe9o
China accused of hacking Ministry of Defence - This breach includes sensitive information such as names, bank details, and potentially personal addresses of service personnel. Click the image to read more. https://t.co/Guy43hepQH
China claims it ‘firmly opposes all cyber attacks’ after MoD data hack Defence Secretary will update MPs on a cyber attack on a database containing details of armed forces personnel amid reports China was behind the hack 🚨 Follow live updates here https://t.co/Oa1b6fkYqx
China has been blamed for a cyberattack that was able to access the names and bank details of thousands of British soldiers, sailors and pilots ⬇️ https://t.co/5G1JO3WmES
Minister insists UK vigilant on cybersecurity after alleged China hack https://t.co/LSrkZDcvOE
🇬🇧‼️ Hackers broke into the servers of the UK Ministry of Defense, the data of officials and active military personnel was stolen - Sky News https://t.co/snJdHsmj8a
🇨🇳🇬🇧 Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the Government takes cyber security “extremely seriously” and the hack had been on a “third party database” rather than one run directly by the MoD. Follow the latest ⬇️ https://t.co/gE2eC38Afj https://t.co/OZh4CGAMFZ
🔴 Hackers gained access to payroll information including names, bank details and some addresses of serving personnel, reservists and veterans, in the data breach. Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/HcGMPLdlZL https://t.co/lMddw1YLP2
China hacks the MoD payroll: Two governments respond to the Sky News story - very differently https://t.co/KLCSl89PjM
The MoD has confirmed that bank details of service personnel have been accessed in a cyber-attack. NHS Dumfries and Galloway is also at the centre of a data breach. As hacking becomes more commonplace, how safe do you feel online? https://t.co/BTi1xxsBJx
UK armed forces personnel had personal data accessed in a recent cyberattack that was likely carried out by China, British officials familiar with the matter say https://t.co/NZCPbKKLCP
‘China’ accused of hacking Ministry of Defence and targeting payroll system to steal the details of a quarter of a million service personnel https://t.co/o7YW3wn0bD
BREAKING: China says it opposes all forms of cyber attack in response to claims made by Sky News that it was behind a Ministry of Defence data breach. Read more here: https://t.co/aQZWB5LvD4 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/gtSJmRMPmq
"I would define them [China] as the security review does, as an epoch-defining challenge. They are most definitely a challenge." Work and Pensions Sec @MelJStride discusses reports that the Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence https://t.co/OzQ87GSyJ2 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/G6ByQQAWvY
UK has taken military database offline after hack reports, says minister https://t.co/6TVKe1Jw03 https://t.co/e7mdp1NtJq
#NDTVWorld | UK Armed Forces Data Exposed In Suspected Chinese Cyberattack: Report https://t.co/FlkKt8JNQ0 https://t.co/rpdRNySS4o
Reports that China has hacked MOD personnel data. DAVID CAMERON links and lobbying for Chinese companies are huge - tried to make a fortune with a $1 billion private China UK fund - lobbied Philip Hammond (Foreign Sec) in 2017 about the commercial UK-China fund breaking 2… https://t.co/NlWhH4Av3M
NEW: The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit today, but is expected to warn of the dangers posed by cyber-espionage from hostile states https://t.co/pPqmpTPOJw
UK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ON REPORTED CHINESE HACK: DEFENCE SECRETARY SHAPPS WILL MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS AFTERNOON SETTING OUT THE MULTI-POINT PLAN TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT PERSONNEL
⚠️ UK HAS TAKEN MILITARY DATABASE OFFLINE AFTER HACK REPORTS, SAYS MINISTER Full Story → https://t.co/6Ofw0oL0Bc Britain acted quickly to take a database used by its defence ministry offline after - media reports said - it was hacked by the Chinese state, a senior British… https://t.co/w1yQdvuFMw
Work and Pensions Secretary @MelJStride says the Ministry of Defence acted "very swiftly" in the face of a data breach Sky News understands was made by China. Read more here: https://t.co/FlQvZOaGEE 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/xhm3zZ18LN
BREAKING: 🇨🇳🇬🇧China hacked UK Defense Ministry's payroll system, exposing names of current and former service members - BBC/Sky. Russia and China now have all the information about the spies. Heads will fly in the next period https://t.co/8fP3GRKz8C
Defence secretary Grant Shapps is expected to confirm that a hostile state was behind the hack on a Ministry of Defence contractor but is not expected to publicly name China https://t.co/lsptb96pKi https://t.co/sppFJtylS5
‘We have to call them out on this!' Former Labour Party MP, Denis MacShane, explains concerns over Britain's ties to China, following the Ministry of Defence confirming it has been hacked. https://t.co/3bmjWKKe9u
The Ministry Of Defence has been the target of a data breach. It has been reported that the personal information of a number of serving and some past armed forces members has been accessed from a payroll system. The Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will update the House of… https://t.co/Vsra3uhTUj
The personal information of an unknown number of serving UK military personnel has been accessed in a significant data breach. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman had more details on #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/PNZIwIpcH9 https://t.co/ohOHkFf9Vf
#NDTVWorld | UK Military Personnel's Data Accessed In Hack: Report https://t.co/bY46l1kELM https://t.co/ZSPxsmeUDU
How weak must British cybersecurity be for China to be able to hack the Ministry of Defence ? But then 🇬🇧 Def Sec is Grant Shapps https://t.co/u56ZGZXJUS https://t.co/S0WaIrhnjO
🇨🇳🇬🇧#BREAKING: UK Officials fear that China stole the names & bank details of Britain's ENTIRE armed forces. https://t.co/TQTOoOvFeD https://t.co/iGhRLTUyP8
🚨 NEW: The government fears that China has stolen the names & bank details of the UK's entire armed forces [@jeromestarkey] https://t.co/ZPs6UKRha7
The hack could have led to the bank details of all serving armed forces personnel being accessed https://t.co/GbWv0Yad2c
Ministry of Defence targetted in cyber-attack by 'China' as details of serving military personnel accessed in breach https://t.co/j58Yw3YhSI
Chinese Hackers Breach UK Defence Payroll; MPs Briefing Scheduled Tuesday Read More: https://t.co/SeAUKuFjrT