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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jitendra Joshi

Minister insists UK vigilant on cybersecurity after China blamed for hack against armed forces personnel

The Government insisted on Tuesday that it takes cybersecurity “extremely seriously” after China reportedly targeted a database that hosts payroll details for the UK armed forces.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said it was an “assumption” that China was responsible but said the Government was not apportioning blame after the hack emerged in recent days.

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