UK Electoral Commission data breach

UK Electoral Commission cyber attack
TargetUK Electoral Register records
PerpetratorMinistry of State Security

The Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom suffered a data breach in 2021–2022.[1][2][3]

In March 2024 it was reported that the UK security services had identified the Chinese government as the perpetrator of the data breach attack.[4] In connection with the breach, the UK government has sanctioned two individuals and a company linked to the Chinese government.[5]

  1. ^ Mason, Rowena; Farah, Hibaq (2023-08-08). "Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters' data". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ^ Robinson, Dan (2023-08-08). "UK voter data within reach of miscreants who hacked Electoral Commission". The Register. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. ^ Seddon, Paul (2023-08-08). "Cyber-attack on UK's electoral registers revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  4. ^ Wright, Oliver (24 March 2024). "China accused of 'malign attack' after Electoral Commission hack". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ Crerar & Courea (25 March 2024). "Chinese hackers targeted Electoral Commission and politicians, say security services". theguardian.com. Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2024.