China link alleged in hack of UK voter data
A cyberattack on UK voter data revealed that information on tens of millions of people was affected. The UK alleged a link between the attack and China, and the US indicted individuals identified as Chinese hackers. China rejected the hacking allegations made by the US and UK.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information on tens of millions of UK voters affected
- Cause / method
- The attack was alleged to have been carried out by China-linked hackers.
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- Allegations emerged that the cyberattack on UK voter data was linked to China.
- The UK disclosed unauthorized access to voter files, and the US indicted individuals identified as Chinese hackers.
- China rejected the hacking allegations made by the US and UK.
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