China Crisis: Government blames China for Electoral Commission cyberattack

Also accuses Chinese state-affiliated actors of trying to hack MPs emails

Penny Horwood
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China Crisis: Government blames China for Electoral Commission cyberattack

The question of whether we have really seen and understood the full extent of Chinese attempts to disrupt elections in the UK and the US remains open to debate.

Yesterday, in a statement, Deputy PM Oliver Dowden blamed the breach of the Electoral Commission, which exposed the data of millions of voters throughout much of 2021, on hackers working for the Ch...

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