UK military personnel’s data accessed in hack, BBC reports

Some personal information in a payroll system used by Britain’s Defense Department has been accessed through a data breach, the BBC reported on Monday. The system was managed by an external contractor and no operational data from the Ministry of Defense was received, the broadcaster said, adding that the department immediately took the system offline. According to the report, information such as names and bank details of current and some former members of the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force were compromised.