MPs lose email access as Parliament targeted in 'sustained' cyberattack

Parliament has been hit by a cyberattack, days after an online group claimed it had hacked ministers' email accounts.An email sent to parliamentarians on Friday and shown to Sky News said: "Earlier this morning we discovered unusual activity and evidence of an attempted cyberattack on our computer network.A House of Commons spokeswoman said: "We are continuing to investigate this incident and take further measures to secure the computer network, liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre.