Electoral Commission — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
11
occurrences
First Seen
November 24, 2025
Last Seen
August 8, 2026

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • C80gl8yvj9go — www.bbc.com · August 8, 2026
  • Elections watchdog launches scheme to tackle AI deepfakes ahead of local elections — Independent · April 17, 2026
  • Why was a £1.5bn Chinese plan to invest in Ardersier blocked? — Bbc · March 26, 2026
  • UK politics: Tories claim McSweeney has 'serious questions' to answer about phone theft ... — Theguardian · March 26, 2026
  • Block on political crypto donations and a £100k cap from Britons abroad to take effect today — Theguardian · March 25, 2026
  • Foreign Office hacked two MONTHS ago by 'Chinese cyber gang' that previously targeted ... — Dailymail · December 19, 2025
  • Foreign Office falls victim to 'Chinese cyber hacking gang' — Lbc · December 19, 2025
  • Data stolen in cyber attack on Foreign Office — Ukauthority · December 19, 2025

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