A cyberattack on the U.K. Ministry of Defense's payroll contractor breached the personal information of current and former U.K. military members, BBC News reports. The data breach stole "personal (HM Revenue and Customs)-style information," though it did not affect the military's operational systems.
Data breach impacts UK military members
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