UK Electoral Commission Suffered 'Complex' Hack in 2021

Agency Detected the Incident in October 2022 - Over 1 Year After the Hack
The U.K. Electoral Commission suffered a "complex cyber-attack" in 2021, resulting in hackers accessing sensitive voter information. Commission CEO Shaun McNally said the attack resulted in hackers accessing copies of electoral register files that the agency uses for research purposes.

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