I found this a surprise. Apparently their job was made easier by careless and inadequate security and lack of response.
I wonder who was in charge here?
"The UK’s election authority failed to take “basic steps” to protect voter details ahead of a 2021 China-backed cyber attack that allowed hackers to access the personal information of 40mn people, according to the country’s data watchdog.
The Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday said the Electoral Commission did not have appropriate safeguards in place to protect personal information when hackers accessed a server in August 2021.
The UK government said in March that APT31, a Wuhan-based hacking group run by China’s main intelligence service, was behind the attack, which also targeted the US."
The group retained access to UK voters’ details including names and home addresses until October 2022, more than a year after breaching the EC’s systems."
FT.com
I wonder who was in charge here?
"The UK’s election authority failed to take “basic steps” to protect voter details ahead of a 2021 China-backed cyber attack that allowed hackers to access the personal information of 40mn people, according to the country’s data watchdog.
The Information Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday said the Electoral Commission did not have appropriate safeguards in place to protect personal information when hackers accessed a server in August 2021.
The UK government said in March that APT31, a Wuhan-based hacking group run by China’s main intelligence service, was behind the attack, which also targeted the US."
The group retained access to UK voters’ details including names and home addresses until October 2022, more than a year after breaching the EC’s systems."
FT.com
