British MPs’ email passwords stolen and sold on the dark web

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

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