What the Hack?

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 8:59 p.m.

Voters\u2019 personal details stolen in cyber attack.

The Electoral Commission has revealed that they have been the subject of a \u2018complex attack\u2019 and hackers have accessed electoral registers. BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy and Mihaela Jembei from the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office join Adam to discuss what we know so far, and who could be behind the breach.

Niger has closed its airspace as a military group continues their coup. CNN\u2019s international correspondent, and friend of the podcast, Larry Madowo is on to talk about how Russia, France, and the US are all involved in the story.

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