Whistleblower Reveals Forces Computer Virus Linked to Russia

The Ministry of Defence and a large number of RAF bases and Royal Navy ships have been hit by a computer "worm virus" that is alleged to have been sent to a Russian internet server. The allegations have been made to Conservative MP Mark Pritchard by a whistlebower inside the MoD who is concerned over its failure to take cyber security seriously. Pritchard said the official “told me he could not say whether there was any evidence of active Russian involvement but that email traffic from some RAF stations was sent to a Russian internet server.”