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Report: UK Navy Spy Drones Secretly Sent Data to China
The ministry said a routine cyber assessment found no evidence of compromise and cut internet access to the affected cameras as a precaution.
- The Royal Navy is investigating after cameras on its fleet of £12.3 million K3 Scout vessels were discovered sending "Heartbeat communications" to an internet address in China, prompting security scrutiny.
- These vessels, used by the Coastal Forces Squadron and 47 Commando Royal Marines for surveillance and operational activities, are part of the Royal Navy's Project Beehive programme.
- A MoD spokesperson stated the transmissions were identified during a "routine cyber vulnerability assessment" of the K3s, which were produced by the British company Kraken Technology Group.
- Following the discovery, the MoD disabled internet connectivity on the equipment and launched a review, though officials insist no sensitive data was accessed or compromised.
- This incident reflects the Growing Focus on Defence security, pressuring officials to ensure every component in autonomous military systems undergoes rigorous vetting before deployment.
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Cameras on K3 Scout naval reconnaissance drones used by elite units of the British Navy contained components made in China that secretly sent information from facilities in the island nation to their country of origin, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph has reported.
British Royal Navy vessels transmitted data to China. The Ministry of Defence severed the connection after a security check.
·Berlin, Germany
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Video cameras with components manufactured in China, installed on British Royal Navy naval drones, communicate with a Chinese system, says an article from The Telegraph.
·Bucharest, Romania
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Special force boats intended for planned operations in the Gulf were equipped with components manufactured in China.
·Kassel, Germany
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Total News Sources47
Leaning Left9Leaning Right14Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 29%
C 26%
R 45%
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