Who Got Hacked This Week? August 18 Edition

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Scottish Parliament Hit by Cyberattack

Hackers have mounted a brute force cyberattack on the Scottish parliament’s computer systems.

MSPs and Holyrood staff were warned on Tuesday that hackers were attempting to access numerous email accounts by systematically and repeatedly trying to crack their passwords.

Staff is being urged to change passwords to more robust combinations.

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