MP and former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defence ministry was targeted, adding that it had the hallmarks of a Chinese operation.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was due to give details of the data breach to parliament later on Tuesday. Beijing hit back at the claims from Ellwood, a China hawk who has publicly criticised Beijing's crackdown on rights in Hong Kong.The UK and the United States in March accused China of a global campaign of"malicious" cyberattacks in an unprecedented joint operation.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: