The hack targeted a payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence, which includes names and bank details of both current and some past armed forces members.

State involvement cannot be ruled out in a hack of an armed forces payroll system, the defence secretary has said.

MoD cyberattack: Three-week hacking operation ‘by China’ exposed details of 270,000 armed forces personnel Unclear whether Intelligence Corps members among those whose details have been taken ...

An MoD payroll system was hacked by the Chinese state, Sky News understands, with names and bank details of current armed forces personnel and some veterans exposed.