Yesterday the BBC reported that a hack targeting a third-party payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence resulted in the unauthorized access of the personal information of an unknown number of UK military personnel.
In what is being considered a “significant data breach”, compromised data described as “personal HMRC-style information” includes names, bank details, and, in a very small number of cases, the personal addresses of both current and former members of the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force from over a period of several years.
The MoD is in the process of notifying those affected, including making veterans’ organizations aware of what has happened.
Tomorrow, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps is due to update MPs about the hack in the Commons where he is expected to set out a “multi-point plan”, including actions to protect affected service men and women.
While it has not been disclosed who is behind this hack, it comes shortly after the government publicly accused China of the 2021 hack targeting millions Electoral Commission voters and the NCSC said Russian intelligence was behind a “malicious cyber activity attempting to interfere in UK politics and democratic processes”.
Dave Ratner, CEO, HYAS had this to say:
“Third-party breaches like this one and others will unfortunately continue and likely increase in volume; our increasing reliance on Cloud services and various third-party relationships dramatically increases the attack surface and creates a venerable panacea of entry points that can be exploited. Only with the rapid implementation of cyber resiliency solutions, capable of seeing the telltale signs of a breach early and shutting it down before data is stolen, will we actually be able to stem the tide.”
Third party data breaches are getting just as bad as ransomware attacks. It’s time for it to stop as this is a situation that has become insanely bad. Which is not good for any of us.
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UK Military Payroll Provider Pwned… Military Members Data Accessed
Yesterday the BBC reported that a hack targeting a third-party payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence resulted in the unauthorized access of the personal information of an unknown number of UK military personnel.
In what is being considered a “significant data breach”, compromised data described as “personal HMRC-style information” includes names, bank details, and, in a very small number of cases, the personal addresses of both current and former members of the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force from over a period of several years.
The MoD is in the process of notifying those affected, including making veterans’ organizations aware of what has happened.
Tomorrow, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps is due to update MPs about the hack in the Commons where he is expected to set out a “multi-point plan”, including actions to protect affected service men and women.
While it has not been disclosed who is behind this hack, it comes shortly after the government publicly accused China of the 2021 hack targeting millions Electoral Commission voters and the NCSC said Russian intelligence was behind a “malicious cyber activity attempting to interfere in UK politics and democratic processes”.
Dave Ratner, CEO, HYAS had this to say:
“Third-party breaches like this one and others will unfortunately continue and likely increase in volume; our increasing reliance on Cloud services and various third-party relationships dramatically increases the attack surface and creates a venerable panacea of entry points that can be exploited. Only with the rapid implementation of cyber resiliency solutions, capable of seeing the telltale signs of a breach early and shutting it down before data is stolen, will we actually be able to stem the tide.”
Third party data breaches are getting just as bad as ransomware attacks. It’s time for it to stop as this is a situation that has become insanely bad. Which is not good for any of us.
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