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Alarm sounded on cyber threat to local elections

Ministers have written to councils to warn of attempted foreign interference in next year’s elections.

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By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

Ministers have written to councils to warn of attempted foreign interference in next year's elections.

The Government earlier this month revealed ‘malicious cyber activity' by Russian intelligence services had targeted civil servants, journalists and non-government organisations in an attempt to ‘meddle in British politics'

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