If the Electoral Commission had taken basic steps to protect its systems, such as effective security patching and password management, it is highly likely that this data breach would not have happened.
By not installing the latest security updates promptly, its systems were left exposed and vulnerable to hackers.
We regret that sufficient protections were not in place to prevent the cyber-attack on the commission. Since the attack we have made changes to our approach, systems, and processes to strengthen the security and resilience of our systems.
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