UK Electoral Commission registers targeted by ‘hostile’ hackers

Elections watchdog says it is unable to say conclusively what information was accessed in cyber-attack

The UK’s elections watchdog has been targeted by a cyber-attack which allowed “hostile actors” to access electoral registers.

The Electoral Commission revealed it had been hacked but was “not able to know conclusively” what information had been accessed.

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from Data and computer security | The Guardian https://ift.tt/e18snhu
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