Russian-aligned threat actors have reportedly hit the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and leaked stolen information on military and intelligence sites online. Hackers targeted the database of Zaun, a firm which handles physical security for some of Britain’s most secretive locations including a nuclear submarine base, a chemical weapon lab, and a GCHQ listening post, according to The Mirror. They released thousands of pages of data which could include highly sensitive national security details, with information about high-security prisons also stolen in the raid by notorious ransomware group LockBit, the news report said.
“On 5th – 6th August, Zaun was subjected to a sophisticated cyberattack on our IT network by the LockBit ransom group,” read a statement on the company’s website. “Our own cybersecurity prevented the server from being encrypted. We have been able to continue work as normal with no interruptions to service.”
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