Cyber attack on elections body put details of more than 40 million voters at risk

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Details of tens of millions of voters could have been accessed by hackers who targeted the elections watchdog.

The Electoral Commission revealed it was targeted by a cyber attack which allowed "hostile actors" to access electoral registers.

They apologised for the breach but said there was little risk it could influence the outcome of a vote.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/elections-watchdog-targered-by-cyber-attack-which-left-voters-ddetails-exposed-12936034

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