LONDON – The British government has admitted that the payroll database of its Ministry of Defence – handled by a commercial contractor rather than the government’s computer systems – was hacked.
The cyber breach has potentially compromised the bank details and personal data and addresses of regular and reserve military personnel, as well as some military veterans – an estimated total of 250,000 individuals.
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