Article 6DPNR Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation, warn experts

Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation, warn experts

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Dan Milmo Global technology editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6DPNR)

Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages in effort to manipulate elections

Data accessed in the Electoral Commission hack could help state-backed actors target voters with AI-generated disinformation, experts have warned.

The UK elections watchdog revealed on Tuesday that a hostile cyber-attack had been able to access the names and addresses of all voters registered between 2014 and 2022.

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