MPs Warned Over Data Leaks Linked to Official Email Addresses

MPs have been warned not to use their parliamentary emails for other purposes or recycle their passwords after their private information was found online. According to Swiss online service provider Proton, its research found 216 data breaches linked to MPs’ email addresses, and that over two-thirds of MPs’ email addresses have appeared on the dark web. It’s understood no parliamentary account has been found to be currently at risk. Will Geddes, a leading security specialist, told The Epoch Times malign actors could use leaked passwords to hijack a victim’s account, or accounts, if the person reuses the same password. Proton, which sells privacy-related products, published a blog on Thursday, saying its joint investigation with Constella Intelligence found that British MPs fared the worst compared to their counterparts in French and EU parliaments....