‘Malign actor’ behind massive hack of UK military, says Sunak

British prime minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Reuters

Kate Holton

A “malign actor” has probably compromised the payments system used by the UK military, prime minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday after reports that China had hacked into a database holding personal information of the armed forces.

The BBC and other media reported that China had been behind the cyber attack on the payroll system used by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) containing names and bank details of those serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.