Cybersecurity
UK Sanctions China Individuals Over Hacks to Vote Watchdog, MPs
- UK’s Dowden accuses China of hacking Electoral Commission
- Foreign Ministry in Beijing decries spread of ‘disinformation’
The UK sanctioned two people and one company linked to Chinese state-affiliated cyber organizations that it said was responsible for malicious cyber campaigns targeting democratic institutions and British lawmakers.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden on Monday accused China of accessing the details of some 40 million voters held by the Electoral Commission. The UK has previously only ascribed the hack, which began in 2021 and wasn’t detected for 14 months, to “hostile actors.” The minister also told the House of Commons that China has targeted British politicians with its cyber attacks.