Electoral Commission failed cybersecurity test in same year as hack

UK election watchdog admits it did not pass assessment in 2021, when voter data security was breached

The Electoral Commission has admitted it failed a cybersecurity test in the same year that hackers successfully attacked the organisation.

The UK’s elections watchdog said it did not pass a Cyber Essentials test, a voluntary government-backed scheme that assesses an organisation’s readiness against cyber-attacks.