MP's website shut down in suspected cyber attack
Key takeaways
- "Malicious links were inserted, redirecting users to South East Asian gambling websites – I guess it could be worse.
- At 09:30 BST on Tuesday, the website was still down with a message reading: "Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance.
- The suspected cyber attack on Davis's Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority-backed (IPSA) website began on Thursday.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Pritti Mistry East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Getty Images Sir David Davis said the suspected cyber attack was "a direct interference" with him "carrying out his duties"Former Conservative cabinet minister Sir David Davis said his website had to be shut down after a suspected cyber attack.
The Goole and Pocklington MP told the House of Commons on Monday evening his website "was hit with 142 million requests, consuming nearly 800 gigabytes (GB) of data" and claimed much of the traffic was "traceable to China".
"Malicious links were inserted, redirecting users to South East Asian gambling websites – I guess it could be worse. We took it down immediately," he said.