The British Parliament was subjected to a cyberattack, and emails were compromised.

The perpetrators and motives for the attack remain unclear, but the British Parliament believes they have the technical capability to prevent it.

Inside the meeting room of the British Parliament - Photo: AFP

On June 24th, numerous sources reported that the British Parliament had suffered a cyberattack, preventing MPs from accessing their email accounts outside of Westminster Palace (Parliament's headquarters).

According to The Telegraph, many MPs received warnings about the attack on June 23rd and were unable to access their email remotely on June 24th.

Liberal Democrat MP Chris Rennard wrote on Twitter: "A cyberattack has occurred at Westminster; email may not work outside of Parliament."

A spokesperson for the British House of Commons confirmed that Parliament had discovered numerous instances of unauthorized access to MPs' accounts.

The spokesperson stated: "We have technical systems in place to protect the email accounts of Members of Parliament and staff of the UK Parliament, and we are taking all necessary steps to safeguard our email systems."

The BBC quoted a statement from the British Parliament confirming that MPs were unable to access their official email accounts remotely because the institution had implemented protective measures.

Previously, several British media outlets reported that hackers were selling the email passwords of many MPs online.

Last month, many network management systems of agencies and organizations in the UK were infected with the WannaCry ransomware, causing widespread disruption and forcing them to shut down for remediation.

According to TTO