Tag: Electoral

Electoral Commission had unpatched vulnerability on server • The Register

Electoral Commission had unpatched vulnerability on server • The Register

Felix - October 29, 2023
The hacking of the UK’s Electoral Commission was potentially facilitated by the exploitation of a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, according to a security expert. Earlier this week, the election oversight body disclosed that its systems had been broken into, and...
Hacked Electoral Commission failed Cyber Essentials audit

Hacked Electoral Commission failed Cyber Essentials audit

Felix - September 7, 2023
The UK’s Electoral Commission has admitted that it failed a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Essentials audit at around the same time as a threat actor breached its systems and stole data on millions of British voters in a...
Parsing the UK electoral register cyberattack

Parsing the UK electoral register cyberattack

Felix - August 13, 2023
A catastrophic breach of the United Kingdom electoral register affects tens of millions of residents following a cyberattack at the U.K. Electoral Commission. With data on more than 40 million voters accessed by unnamed hackers, the cyberattack is already one...
Electoral Commission hackers may have exploited Microsoft server

Electoral Commission hackers may have exploited Microsoft server

Felix - August 11, 2023
A flaw in a Microsoft email server may have allowed hackers into the Electoral Commission’s systems, researchers have claimed.The commission was using a Microsoft Exchange server for its email, but between September and November last year a “zero day” vulnerability...