LONDON –
The British parliament has been hit by a cyber attack. It seems that hackers were trying to access e-mail accounts, message The Guardian on the basis of a mail to involved parties is sent. There would be searched for accounts that were protected by weak passwords.”
The news about the cyber attack leaked, according to the BBC, a member of the house of lords, the House of Lords. Chris Rennard tweeted that urgent messages for him per text message sent had to be, because the mail system due to a cyber attack could not be used.
British parliamentarians are reportedly Friday informed about the cyber attack. They can preliminary do not use their official accounts. That is according to a spokeswoman for the house of Commons the result of the countermeasures that are taken to the computer network to protect.