2024-05-08 13:34:47
Chinese hacker hacks outsourced salary system… View name, account number, and salary records
British government does not directly mention China as behind hacking
It has been reported that hackers believed to be connected to the Chinese government hacked the British military payroll system, exposing the information of 270,000 current and former soldiers.
On the 7th (local time), British daily Guardian and other newspapers reported that the names, account numbers, and salary records of 270,000 former and current British soldiers were exposed to Chinese hackers through a recently discovered hacking of the British military payroll system.
It is known that the hacked payroll system was operated by SSCL, a contractor, and was not connected to the main system of the British Ministry of Defense.
The British Ministry of Defense said that although the hackers had accessed the data, they were unable to download and extract it, and that it had not identified any evidence that the data had been misused.
In addition, it is reported that British special forces used a separate, more secure system and were not affected by this hacking incident.
According to British media, this hacking operation is believed to have been carried out about three weeks ago, but investigators began identifying and tracking an ‘unusual pattern’ last week.
British media, including Sky News, reported that the Chinese government was behind this hacking, but the British government took a cautious stance.
Defense Secretary Grant Shacks confirmed in the House of Commons that the British military payroll system had been hacked, saying, “There are indications that this could be the act of a malicious force, and state intervention cannot be ruled out.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also did not mention China directly, saying, “There are signs that malicious actors have damaged the military pay system.”
Nevertheless, the Chinese government immediately protested.
In response to a related question at a regular briefing on the 7th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Zhen said, “The comments made by British politicians are absurd,” and added, “China firmly opposes all forms of cyber attacks and opposes exploiting this issue for political purposes to slander other countries.” “I came,” he said.
The Chinese Embassy in London also expressed its position in a statement, saying, “China has maintained the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and has no interest in or need to intervene in Britain’s internal affairs.” He also stressed that “British parties must stop manipulating China’s threat image by spreading disinformation.”
Meanwhile, last March, the UK, along with the US, sanctioned one company and two individuals linked to the Chinese hacker group ‘APT31’.
The British government believes that APT31 attempted to hack the email accounts of British lawmakers who took a hard-line stance against China in 2021.
They also claimed that APT31 and another Chinese-linked hacking group were behind the British Electoral Commission hacking incident, which exposed the names and addresses of 40 million British and overseas voters.
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2024-05-08 13:34:47