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The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit when he addresses MPs today, but is expected to warn of the dangers posed by cyber espionage from hostile states.
The Ministry of Defence system includes names and bank details of both current and some past armed forces personnel.
In a very small number of cases, the data may include personal addresses.
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