Public notification of cyber-attack on Electoral Commission systems
www.electoralcommission.org.uk
Mae’r Comisiwn Etholiadol wedi bod yn destun ymosodiad seiber cymhleth. Darllenwch ein hysbysiad i’r cyhoedd am y data yr effeithiwyd arno, yr effaith ddichonadwy, a’r mesurau rydym wedi’u cymryd
  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    First published: 8 August 2023

    Last updated: 8 August 2023

    The incident was identified in October 2022 after suspicious activity was detected on our systems. It became clear that hostile actors had first accessed the systems in August 2021.

    Ok, I get why it may take time to detect intruders, but 10 months between detection and announcement seems too much time.

  • Weslee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I might be totally wrong here, but I always thought the info held by the electoral commission was public anyway?

    Isn’t this data used by debt collectors to find you?

    • GreatAlbatrossMAEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Information on the open register is available.

      Information on the closed register (people who have opted out) is restricted to legitimate uses, and more controlled.

  • Illecors@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    Why did it take 14 months to discover the breach? Why did it take 10 more months to disclose it? Absolute clowns.

    Never in my life will I support digital voting.

    • mannycalaveraEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      This wasn’t a hack on digital voting it was a breach of records for the electoral registers.