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Benedict Collins

UK MP email passwords stolen and sold on dark web

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Following warnings from MI5 that those involved in the UK electoral process could be targeted by China and Russia in attacks to “manipulate or compromise”, a new study has found that MPs parliamentary email passwords could be up for grabs on the dark web.

Research undertaken by Proton, creator of one of the best password managers, showed that over 200 passwords used by MPs to access parliamentary accounts had been found on the dark web, with one MP having 10 passwords exposed.

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