hacking

'IT managers must be careful,' say cyber defenders

Galina Timchenko led a media outlet Moscow declared ‘undesirable’

Millions of users urged to change passwords urgently

Electoral Commission confirms it failed Cyber Essentials audit in 2021

User IDs, passwords and payment dates are all in the stolen database

Follows a request made by Senator Wyden to initiate measures against Microsoft

Chief exec apologises, but significant gaps remain in what is known about the attackers, the extent of the attack and why it took the commission so long to inform voters about it

Payload hidden in the memory of legitimate applications

Data is freely available for all to view

Microsoft still says only Outlook and Exchange Online were impacted