The Latest Breaking News from the Electoral Commission

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history. 

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UK intelligence services have reportedly “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack that exposed the data of up to 40 million voters.

The details of tens of millions of voters could have been accessed by hackers who targeted the Electoral Commission, the body confirmed.

Even some senior Tories appear to agree: the selection process for their mayoral candidate was a shambles. That’s the most credible conclusion to be drawn from the decision to order an internal review into the London party, following criticism from MPs over how the contest was managed.

Russia named as likely culprit in cyber-attack on election watchdog, while police service accidentally publishes staff details

Hack comes as breach also hits Northern Ireland’s police force

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Electoral Commission apologises for breach which exposed details of millions of voters to hackers

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts