"PA Media The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating claims Russian hackers stole hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. The Mail on Sunday first reported the files on the dark web - an area of internet that can only be accessed through particular software - hold details of eight RAF and Royal Navy bases as well as MoD staff names and emails."
"A Dodd Group spokesperson said: "We can confirm that the Dodd Group recently experienced a ransomware incident whereby an unauthorised third-party gained temporary access to part of our internal systems. "We took immediate steps to contain the incident, swiftly secure our systems and engaged a specialist IT forensic firm to investigate what happened. "We are taking these claims extremely seriously and are working hard to validate this.""
The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers stole hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. Reported files are said to include details of eight RAF and Royal Navy bases and MoD staff names and emails, including information on RAF Lakenheath where US F-35 jets are based. Contractor Dodd Group confirmed a ransomware incident with temporary unauthorised access, immediate containment steps, and engagement of an IT forensic firm. The MoD is actively investigating and will not comment further to safeguard operational information. The incident follows prior MoD-related data breaches.
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