This week the UK Electoral Commission revealed that the electoral roll was hacked two years ago.
Emails, identifying information and addresses have been at the mercy of cybercriminals.
ORG's npub128kyrxn837mp0ce2qasplphyuj9n4qk54frajmevrqn984datxuqjmgrvv (npub128k…grvv) explains why this is so concerning for people who have opted out of the open register.
#cyberattack #databreach #privacy #ukpolitics
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2023-08-11 09:20:18
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2023-08-11 09:20:18Event JSON
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