Hackers Stole Millions of Voter Data in Britain, Kept Secret for a Year

Hackers stole millions of voter data in Britain and kept it a secret for a year, The Guardian reports. The criminals gained access to the names and addresses of all citizens registered to vote between 2014 and 2022, as well as data from foreign voters.

It is reported that the hackers also breached the electoral commission's email system. According to the publication, this incident occurred last October, but the electoral commission has only now acknowledged the theft.

The delay in disclosing this information was explained by the need to assess the scale of the incident and implement additional security measures to eliminate the hackers' access to the information.