FOUND: 12 - What They Never Told You

Electoral Commission failed cybersecurity test in same year as hack

UK election watchdog admits it did not pass assessment in 2021, when voter data security was breached

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Harris calls for national debate about adding TDs ‘ad nauseum’

The Electoral Commission said there should be immediate commencement of research on the rules around constituencies and representation.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Constituency review allows room to breathe for some high-profile TDs

A selection of high-profile incumbents will be happy with the adjustments to their electoral areas.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

SNP deficit increases to £800k as public donations plummet due to 'cost of living'

THE SNP is in a deficit of more than £800,000, according to figures published by the Electoral Commission.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023

Major £600k donation to Labour to be investigated by elections watchdog

THE UK’s election watchdog has opened a probe into a major Labour donor after a donation of almost £600,000.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2023

PSNI and UK voter breaches show data security should be taken more seriously

There were 9,000 breaches of personal information last year but experts say not enough is being done to stop them

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 August

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history. 

The Week · Aug 11, 2023

The Guardian view on the Electoral Commission hack: democracy needs stronger safeguards

Editorial: A culture of complacency around data security and a government obsessed with partisan games have put electoral regulation at risk

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation, warn experts

Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages in effort to manipulate elections

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Russia blamed for cyberattack that exposed UK voters’ data

UK intelligence services have reportedly “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack that exposed the data of up to 40 million voters.

The Week · Aug 9, 2023