Mel Stride says the MoD took swift action after the China hack

Sophisticated Chinese spy networks are capable of harvesting data from democracies all over the world, writes China expert Michael Sheridan. Are Western governments up to the task of taking them on?

A Cabinet minister insisted the Ministry of Defence acted “very swiftly” after a database was hacked, amid reports the cyber attack was carried out by the Chinese state.

The cyberattack was on a payroll system with current service personnel and some veterans. It is largely names and bank details that have been exposed.