Report: China suspected in cyberattack on UK defence ministry

Defence secretary Grant Shapps said officials had "immediately taken the system offline" and launched an investigation into the breach and possible failings by the contractor, SSCL, which describes itself as "the largest provider of critical business support services for govt." The ministry of defence said the breach occurred at a third-party payroll system holding bank details of as many as 272,000 serving armed forces personnel and recent veterans.