UK Labour Party members’ data hit by cyber incident

The Labour Party has been affected by a “cyber incident” involving its members’ data. Labour said it was told on 29 October that it had been affected by the event by a third party firm that handled membership data on its behalf.

As a result, “a significant quantity” of party data was “rendered inaccessible on their systems”. The Information Commissioner’s Office and National Cyber Security Centre are both looking into the incident.

In a statement, Labour said it was working closely with the two authorities, as well as the National Crime Agency, to find out what had happened.

The party also said it was “working closely and on an urgent basis with the third party in order to understand the full nature, circumstances and impact of the incident”, but that its own data systems were unaffected.

Labour has yet to reveal who the third party is, the scale of the incident or what type of data was affected.

But it did say the incident involved information provided to the party by its “members, registered and affiliated supporters, and other individuals who have provided their information”.

Source: bbc.com