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MoD Cyberattack: Russian Hackers Expose Passwords, Spark Fears of Espionage and Operational Risks – Mike Gillespie, CEO, Advent IM
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
The recent announcement the Ministry of Defence has been hit by a major cyberattack and as a result has had a data breach where passwords belonging to nearly 600 employees were stolen and leaked onto the dark web. has raised a few eyebrows. The attack is believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers […]
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‘Can’t rule out state involvement’: Shapps says ‘Malign actor’ behind MoD payroll cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK Government “cannot rule out state involvement” from another country in a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China was responsible. Up to 272,000 serving armed forces personnel’s bank details may have been compromised following the hack of a third-party payroll system used by the MoD. Read Here.
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