Conservative Party hit by cyber attack ahead of election – two sources

Hackers hit Britain's two main political parties with back-to-back cyber-attacks on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, attempting to force political websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.

The attacks come after Britain's security agencies have warned that Russia and other countries may attempt to disrupt the December 12 vote with cyber-attacks or divisive political messages on social media, a charge Moscow denies.

The opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday morning it had "experienced a sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack on Labour digital platforms," but that the attack was repelled and no data was compromised.