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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: The forces payroll hack â what you need to know
Description: The cyber-attack which potentially exposed names and bank details of more than 270-thousand people is certainly embarrassing, but what might a âmalign actorâ do with that information?The founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, tells Sitrep the hackers havenât got any âcrown jewelsâ, but that statements of âno evidenceâ that data was compromised offer little reassurance.Professor Michael Clarke explains how it might be part of a Chinese effort to âhoover up dataâ about UK citizens for future use, and former intelligence officer Colonel Philip Ingram tells us the red flags to watch...