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DII-2023-00090
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Russia ‘prime suspect’ in cyber attack which saw names and addresses of 40M UK voters exposed - reports

Russia is suspected to have been behind a cyber attack which exposed the data of tens of millions of voters in the UK, raising fears it was an attempt to undermine democracy. The Electoral Commission admitted on...

9 August 2023 · Hacking and intrusion
9 August 2023
DII-2023-000902 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Hacking and intrusion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
9 August 2023
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Hacking and intrusion
Industry
Government and public sector

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Russia ‘prime suspect’ in cyber attack which saw names and addresses of 40M UK voters exposed - reports
9 August 2023
nationalworld.com
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