TLDR InfoSec · ATTACKS & VULNERABILITIES
ATTACK ON OXFORD CITY COUNCIL EXPOSES 21 YEARS OF ELECTION WORKER DATA
Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter
Oxford City Council suffered a cyberattack on June 7-8, compromising 21 years of election worker data (2001-2022). The breach affected current and former council officers' personal information. Automated security systems detected and stopped the attack and have since been restored. There is no evidence that suggests data was shared externally or mass-downloaded.