A report by the Commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee (PACAC) said MPs were deeply concerned about the allegations of foreign interference in last year’s Brexit vote. Ministers were forced to extend the deadline to register to vote in the EU referendum after the collapse of the government’s website on 7 June, 100 minutes before the deadline. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Screengrab taken from the government website to register to vote in the EU referendum which crashed less than hour before the deadline. The report noted: “The US and UK understanding of ‘cyber’ is predominantly technical and computer network-based. “There was no proper planning for a leave vote so the EU referendum opened up much new controversy and left the prime minister’s credibility destroyed,” it said.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2017 23:02 UTC