LONDON : 'Hostile actors' targeted Britain's Electoral Commission in a complex cyber incident that involved hackers accessing internal emails and copies of voter data, the commission said on Tuesday.The Electoral Commission, the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance, sa
LONDON : "Hostile actors" targeted Britain's Electoral Commission in a complex cyber incident that involved hackers accessing internal emails and copies of voter data, the commission said on Tuesday.
Electoral security has emerged as a key issue in many countries ever since U.S. officials found Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to boost Donald Trump's White House campaign. "The successful attack ... highlights that organisations involved in elections remain a target, and need to remain vigilant to the risks to processes around our elections."
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