UK Parliament hit by cyber attack as hackers attempt to access MPs' emails

June 24, 2017 21:59

Hackers have targeted UK's Parliaments email system in an attempt to access the accounts of hundreds of MPs, Lords, aides and staff.

Security services to shut down access for anyone not in Westminster as part of efforts to secure the network.

The Houses of Parliament have discovered unauthorised attempts to access parliamentary user accounts, a parliamentary spokesperson said.

We are continuing to investigate this incident and take further measures to secure the computer network, liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre.

We have systems in place to protect member and staff accounts and are taking the necessary steps to protect our systems.

MPs were told of the cyber attack on Friday night and said they were unable to access their emails the following morning.

An email sent to everyone using a parliamentary address said unusual activity and evidence of an attempted cyber attack had been discovered.

Closer investigation by our team confirmed that hackers were carrying out a sustained and determined attack on all parliamentary user accounts in attempt to identify weak passwords, said a message.

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