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Deputy PM Oliver Dowden to warn of China cyber threats as 'senior UK politicians targeted'

A parliamentary researcher was arrested for alleged spying for China in September 2023.
Cyber-Attacks on the UK's Electoral Commission are expected to be linked to China, affecting voter data in August 2021.
UK officials are set to brief MPs critical of China's activities, with concerns escalating over China's influence on technology companies and democracy.

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BBC News

China linked to UK electoral roll cyber-attacks, Dowden to say

The attacks reportedly led to the personal details of millions of voters being accessed.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Is mild man Dowden up to the threat of China’s cyber campaign?

Deputy PM, who didn’t really sign up for this, seemed reluctant to declare war on a superpowerThe deputy prime minister’s statement on cybersecurity and China-backed attempts to undermine UK democracy had been briefed far enough in advance that MPs had had time to sharpen their insults. Iain Duncan Smith said Oliver Dowden’s announcement was like watching an elephant giving birth to a mouse. The SNP member Stuart C McDonald accused Dowden of tak…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Oliver Dowden set to blame electoral roll cyber-attacks on China

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to link a 2021 cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission to China later on Monday.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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NZ Herald

Parliament systems targeted by China-based hackers

The country’s spy agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) , has tied a state-sponsored actor linked to People’s Republic of China to...

1 month ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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KIFI

UK government set to link China government-affiliated hackers to a cyberattack on election watchdog

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is expected to blame a string of cyberattacks targeting the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers on hackers linked to the Chinese government. Officials are expected to announce measures against cyber organizations and individuals affiliated with the Chinese government for an attack that may have gained access to information on tens of millions of U.K. voters held by the Electora…

1 month ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Metro News

China has stolen 40,000,000 voters' data - how am I affected?

40 million UK voters had their personal details stolen three years ago when the Electoral Commission was hacked – but the British government has waited to place the blame (Picture: Birgit Korber/Getty Images/iStockphoto) The UK has sanctioned Chinese-backed hackers after the personal details of 40 million voters were compromised. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden pinned the blame on APT31, a ‘Chinese state-affiliated’ group, responsible for ‘m…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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