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MoD hack: IT contractor concealed major hack for months
An IT contractor for the UK government concealed a cybersecurity breach for months, which compromised the data of hundreds of thousands of current and former military personnel.
The data breach, orchestrated by a suspected Chinese hacking group, targeted Shared Services Connected Ltd's (SSCL) systems, accessing personal information belonging to nearly 270,000 Ministry of D...
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