Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters' details
Briefly

Beginning in August 2021, cyber-attackers accessed Electoral Registers with voter details due to lack of security. Data was not misused, but the breach lasted over a year.
Hackers exploited known software vulnerabilities and impersonated legitimate user accounts. Electoral Commission failed to apply months-old security patches, leading to the breach.
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