UK has taken military database offline after hack reports, says minister

Britain's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stride walks on the day of a cabinet meeting in London

Britain's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride walks on the day of a cabinet meeting in London, Britain, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/ File Photo

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Britain acted quickly to take a database used by its defence ministry offline after - media reports said - it was hacked by the Chinese state, a senior British minister said on Tuesday.

"The MoD (Ministry of Defence) has acted very swiftly to take this database offline. It's a third-party database and certainly not one run directly by the MoD," Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told Sky News.

Stride said Defence Secretary Grant Shapps would make a statement to parliament about the matter later on Tuesday.

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