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Ministry of Defence has been targeted in cyber attack On a third-party payroll system that contains the details of thousands of Britons armed forces And veterans, according to reports.
The Defense Ministry has been working for the last three days to understand the scale of the recently discovered rentedAnd MPs will be officially informed in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, Sky News reports.
ChinaThe Foreign Ministry denied claims that Beijing was behind the attack, saying: “China firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. China also rejects its use politically to defame other countries.
But senior Tory Tobias Ellwood alleged that targeting the payroll system “points towards China” and could be “part of a strategy to see who can be forced out”.
Government minister Mel Stride said the Ministry of Defense “acted very quickly” to take the database offline, adding: “It is a third-party database and certainly not run directly by the Ministry of Defence.”
This comes after the government blamed Chinese “state-affiliated actors” for two “malicious” cyberattack campaigns. UK Between 2021 and 2022.
Senior Tory claims targeting payroll system ‘points towards China’
Senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has said the targeting of a third-party payroll system used by the Ministry of Defense has all the hallmarks of a Chinese cyber attack.
The former soldier and former chairman of the Commons defense committee told BBC Radio 4 Today The program: “Targeting the payroll system names and bank details of service workers, this points to China as it may be part of a scheme, a strategy to see who can be coerced. “
Mr Ellwood said China had in the past been caught trying to obtain information from RAF pilots.
andy gregory7 May 2024 09:22
Beijing claims it ‘firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks’
China appears to deny reports claiming it was behind a cyber attack on Britain’s Defense Ministry.
In a statement, China’s Foreign Ministry said: “China firmly opposes and fights all types of cyber attacks. China also rejects its use politically to defame other countries.
andy gregory7 May 2024 09:18
Minister says Defense Ministry acted ‘very quickly’ to take database offline
Government Minister for Work and Pensions Mel Stride said the database allegedly targeted in the attack, which was managed by an external contractor, was immediately taken offline and that more information about the attack would be provided soon.
“The Ministry of Defense has worked very quickly to take this database offline. It is a third-party database and certainly not operated directly by the Ministry of Defence,” he told Sky News.
andy gregory7 May 2024 09:12
Full report: Britain’s Defense Ministry ‘hacked by China’
According to reports, a major Chinese cyber attack targeted the UK Defense Ministry, exposing details of armed forces personnel.
The attack, believed to have been carried out two or three times, was on a third-party payroll system containing the details of thousands of British armed forces and veterans.
The Defense Ministry has been working for the past three days to understand the scale of the hack after it was discovered recently, Sky News reports. The Defense Ministry was contacted for comment.
It is not believed that any data was taken and the MoD urged service members not to be concerned about their safety. MPs will be informed about the attack on Tuesday.
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andy gregory7 May 2024 09:10
Good morning, and thanks for joining us IndependentPolitics Liveblog, where we bring you the latest updates on reports of a major cyber attack targeting the UK Ministry of Defence.
andy gregory7 May 2024 09:09