Dude, did you hear? There's been a massive cyberattack on Britain’s Ministry of Defence! Yeah, for real. It’s all over the news. Apparently, some outside hackers got into their system. Mel Stride spilled the beans to Sky News, saying it’s a big deal. The hackers hit up a third-party payroll system used by the Defence Ministry. Crazy, right? They even snagged the names and bank deets of both current and former armed forces peeps. Sky News and the BBC have been buzzing with this scoop.
Grant Shapps, the Defence Secretary, is supposed to drop more deets on this in parliament later today. Stride mentioned that the MoD was quick to yank that compromised database offline. He made it clear that it’s not their own system, but one run by an outside crew. Apparently, they caught wind of this cyber mess a few days back.
Now, here's the kicker. Tobias Ellwood, a big shot from back in the day in the Conservative crew, thinks this smells like a Chinese cyber job. He’s been chatting it up on BBC Radio, saying targeting payroll and bank info screams China. He thinks they might be sizing up who they can strong-arm. But hey, Stride's not jumping on that train just yet. He’s playing it cool, saying they’re not naming names at this moment.
And guess what? Shapps is supposed to let the cat outta the bag that a hostile state's behind it. But, they're keeping hush on calling out China in public, according to the grapevine. China's not taking the heat lying down, though. Their Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, shut down the accusations, calling them nonsense. China’s all about denying any involvement in cyber shenanigans, saying they're against all that jazz.
This cyber brawl is just the latest round in the ongoing feud between Britain and China over hacking. Remember those big hacks from a while back? The ones targeting lawmakers and messing with the electoral watchdog? Yeah, Britain pointed the finger at China for those. It’s all part of this dance they're doing—trying to keep things cool for trade and stuff while keeping an eye on China's moves. But with elections looming, everyone’s on edge about potential espionage. Some politicians are even shouting from the rooftops about the threat China poses. It’s like a real-life spy thriller, man!
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