UK is looking into a ‘Russian cyberattack.’

Cyberattacks: On Tuesday, the UK defense ministry announced that it was investigating a rumored Russian hack into its computer systems, which targeted more than 100 army recruits.

The breach was “feared to have been a Russian spy,” with the goal of targeting the recruits “as possible spies in the British Army.”

The incident was “a really horrible reflection on our own IT,” according to armed forces minister James Heappey.

The ministry has “ordered an immediate investigation of our IT security as a result,” Heappey told LBC radio.

The ministry determined that the personal information of 124 army recruits had been fraudulently obtained, according to the Mail, but “hundreds more are likely to be at risk.”

As a result of the incident, the army disabled access to its online application site in mid-March.

The revelation comes after the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing network, which comprises the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, warned last week that Russia was plotting significant cyberattacks against rivals supporting Ukraine.

As Moscow was forced to redirect its effort away from Kyiv, the allies said they had acquired intelligence of cyberattacks targeting NATO members helping Ukraine with arms.

Heappey replied after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of a “serious” risk of World War III erupting ahead of a US-led summit in Germany on Tuesday to discuss supplying Ukraine with more weapons.

Russian accusations that NATO’s activities are illegal, the British minister.