MORE than 270,000 UK armed forces staff were at risk in a suspected cyber hack by China.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said state involvement cannot be ruled out in the huge MoD attack.
He apologised after a breach of the payroll system left data exposed, adding: "It cannot happen again."
The Government became aware of the breach in recent days.
It had potentially compromised the bank details of up to 272,000 personnel and some veterans, with a tiny number accessed.
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