![]() Arguably, those that opt out are potentially more interesting than those who don't. Whilst a good chunk of voter information is commercially available as part of the "Open Register", there will be some fields held back, as well as the individuals who opt out. That (unfortunately) may never reach the public domain. More specific attribution here will be best informed by motivation, and specifically by what sort of information was targeted over others, combined with a more broader understanding of previous attacks and general geopolitics. a good chunk of US & European Elections for the last 10yrs). Given the data involved, with both bulk personal data on UK citizens, and sensitive information on political party finances, starts to point the finger at Nation State - and probably the two on my list: China (e.g. The lack of directly utilisable financial details (Credit Card details etc), plus no evidence of an explosion of identity theft in the UK, further discounts other forms of cyber crime. Without technical details, its hard to know exactly the circumstances here - but the fact that an attacker was in the network for at least a year before detection, discounts ransomware. Today, The Electoral Commission publicly disclosed a data breach and cyber security compromise dating back to August 2021, although it wasn't detected until October 2022. ![]()
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