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| Westminster says cyber attacks targeted Houses of Parliament | |
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| The UK’s Houses of Parliament have been hit by a cyber-attack according to a parliamentary spokesperson. | |
| The “sustained and determined” unauthorised attack was designed to access parliamentary user accounts by identifying weak email passwords, according to an email sent by parliamentary authorities to those affected. | |
| “Earlier this morning we discovered unusual activity and evidence of an attempted cyber-attack on our computer network," read the email obtained by Reuters | |
| "Closer investigation by our team confirmed that hackers were carrying out a sustained and determined attack on all parliamentary user accounts in an attempt to identify weak passwords." | |
| The attack forced Westminster to take additional security measures in conjunction with the National Cyber Security Centre, the spokesperson said Saturday. | |
| “We are continuing to investigate this incident and take further measures to secure the computer network, liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre,” they said in a statement. | |
| “We have systems in place to protect member and staff accounts and are taking the necessary steps to protect our systems,” the statement added | “We have systems in place to protect member and staff accounts and are taking the necessary steps to protect our systems,” the statement added |
| Some lawmakers posted online that they had had difficulties accessing their emails remotely. | Some lawmakers posted online that they had had difficulties accessing their emails remotely. |
| Liberal Democrat Lord Rennard tweeted around 3pm local time to say there had been a security attack on Westminster. | Liberal Democrat Lord Rennard tweeted around 3pm local time to say there had been a security attack on Westminster. |
| Labour MP for Dudley, Ian Austin, also tweeted that he had been unable to access parliamentary emails. | Labour MP for Dudley, Ian Austin, also tweeted that he had been unable to access parliamentary emails. |
| The attempted attack follows reports that the email passwords of British cabinet ministers were being traded online. | The attempted attack follows reports that the email passwords of British cabinet ministers were being traded online. |
| UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, said the attack was not a surprise and should act as a warning to Britons. | UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, said the attack was not a surprise and should act as a warning to Britons. |
| "We've seen reports in the last few days of even cabinet ministers' passwords being for sale online," he told broadcasters. | "We've seen reports in the last few days of even cabinet ministers' passwords being for sale online," he told broadcasters. |
| "We know that our public services are attacked so it's not at all surprising that there should be an attempt to hack into parliamentary emails." | "We know that our public services are attacked so it's not at all surprising that there should be an attempt to hack into parliamentary emails." |