China hacked Ministry of Defence, Sky News learns
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The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, targeting service personnel. The cyberattack was on a payroll system with current service personnel and some veterans, exposing names and bank details. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to make a statement today, outlining a plan to protect affected service men and women. The MoD has been working to understand the scale of the hack, but investigations have not shown any data has been taken. This comes after China was blamed for two cyberattack campaigns in the UK. Labour's shadow defence secretary and Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith called for the UK government to acknowledge China as a systemic threat. China's president Xi Jinping is currently on a tour of Europe.

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