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 attacker

The 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.

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