Royal Navy drone cameras contained Chinese components, cyber test finds

Cyber testing revealed that Royal Navy drone cameras contained Chinese components that sent automatic heartbeat signals to an IP address in China. No MoD data leaks were confirmed; internet access for affected subsystems was disabled and vulnerabilities were closed.

• Chinese camera components sent heartbeat signals to an IP in China
• UK MoD data and systems reportedly not compromised
• Camera internet access disabled, vulnerabilities fixed
• Incident raises supply chain control questions below first tier