Chinese hackers gained access to personal data about thousands of British soldiers, sailors, and air force members, according to a new report.
The data breach exposed the bank details of up to 272,000 soldiers and veterans, including some home addresses, through a hack of a third-party payroll system, the Associated Press reported. The British government confirmed on Tuesday that the Ministry of Defense had been hacked by a “malign” actor, but did not specifically name China. However, Sky News reported on Monday that the hacking had been instigated by China.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that a “malign actor has compromised the armed forces payment network,” before turning to directly criticizing China.
“I set out a very robust policy towards China, which means that we need to take the powers which we have done to protect ourselves against the risk that China…
