DDoS Attack Targets UK Labour Party Weeks Ahead of Election

Cybercriminals tried to take the Labour Partys digital platforms offline weeks before the election on December 12.

The UKs Labour Party has confirmed a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeted its Web services weeks ahead of a national election on December 12, party and security officials report.
Adversaries overwhelmed Labours digital platforms with malicious traffic, according to Britains National Cyber Security Centre, which was notified following the incident, Reuters
reports
. The incident was not successful, a spokesman says, and the matter is now closed. Party officials say the DDoS attempt failed due to its robust security systems and no data breach occurred.
Its tough to attribute DDoS attacks to a specific individual or group, and this case is no different. A source with knowledge of the investigation reports there is no evidence so far connecting a foreign state with the attack on the Labour Party. That said, officials have expressed concern to see this type of incident taking place with elections fast approaching.
Read more details
here
.
Check out
The Edge
, Dark Readings new section for features, threat data, and in-depth perspectives. Todays top story:
Account Fraud Harder to Detect as Criminals Move from Bots to Sweat Shops
.

Last News
▸ ArcSight prepares for future at user conference post HP acquisition. ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security	▸ Samsung Epic 4G: First To Use Media Hub ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security	▸ Many third-party software fails security tests ◂ Discovered: 07/01/2025 Category: security

**Cyber Security Categories**
Google Dorks Database	Exploits Vulnerability	Exploit Shellcodes

CVE List

Tools/Apps

News/Aarticles

Phishing Database

Deepfake Detection

Trends/Statistics & Live Infos

Tags:
DDoS Attack Targets UK Labour Party Weeks Ahead of Election