Electoral Roll data breach
40 million voters were hacked in a huge data breach.
Find out if you can claim compensation for this privacy failure.
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Overview
In 2021, hackers accessed the details of UK voters – including millions of those not on public electoral registers. It total, around 40 million people had their data breached. The cybercriminals were able to hack the Electoral Commission as it had failed to implement basic security measures.
The information stolen in the hack included names, addresses, and other voter data. According to data protection lawyers “While no sensitive voting information was affected, the risk of identity theft and fraud remains high.”
In 2023, the commission – which oversees UK elections – admitted hackers had copies of electoral registers with the names and addresses of anyone registered to vote in the UK between 2014 and 2022. Lawyers have launched a group action lawsuit to help affected voters get compensation for the data protection failure. If eligible, join the claim to get the justice and compensation you deserve.
Electoral Roll – At a glance
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Frequently asked questions
Hackers broke into the Electoral Comissions Microsoft Exchange Server by taking advantage of known security flaws. According to the ICO, “If the Electoral Commission had taken basic steps to protect its systems, such as effective security patching and password management, it is highly likely that this data breach would not have happened. By not installing the latest security updates promptly, its systems were left exposed and vulnerable to hackers.”
No. Sensitive voter information was not breached.
The stolen data puts millions of UK voters at risk of fraud and identity theft. As such, you must be vigilant.
If you are aged between 20 to 28 and you registered to vote between 2014 and 2022 by submitting information through an online form, you could be eligible. Our simple checker provides instant clarity. Answer a few straightforward questions, and you’ll know if you could qualify to join the claim.
We won’t charge you a single penny. And we ensure any law firms we connect you with operate on a no-win-no-fee basis. If you win your case, you might have to pay a success fee. This will likely be deducted from your compensation. You will be fully informed about all fees before joining the claim.
In the UK, if a group of people have experienced loss, or otherwise been harmed by an organisation’s law breaking, they can come together to fight for justice. Levelling the playing field when standing up to big businesses, group actions prove that there is strength in numbers. At Join the Claim, we bring consumers and law firms together to ensure these group actions are as powerful as possible.
Latest updates on the Electoral Roll data breach
July 2024
The ICO reprimanded the Electoral Commission for failing to keep its security updated.
August 2023
The Electoral Commission apologised for the security breach. It also admitted that the hackers had copies of electoral registers with the names and addresses of anyone registered to vote in the UK between 2014 and 2022.
October 2022
The Electoral Commission discovered the breach and stopped the hackers access.
October 2021
The attackers gained access to personal information held on the Electoral Register. The servers were accessed multiple times without the Electoral Commission’s knowledge.
August 2021
Hackers were able to access the Electoral Commission’s Microsoft Exchange Server. The cybercriminals did this by impersonating a user account and exploiting known software vulnerabilities that had not been secured.
April and May 2021
Security patches for the vulnerabilities exploited in the cyber-attack were released. The Electoral Commission did not implement them.
We’ll provide more updates on the Electoral Commission data breach claim as they occur.
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