Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters' details

The UK data watchdog says weak passwords and unpatched software were responsible for the hack.

By: BBC News

Aug 01 2024
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Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters' details

Personal details of millions of UK voters were left "vulnerable to hackers" because passwords were not changed and software not updated, the UK's data privacy watchdog has found.
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