MOSCOW, Oct 15 — Hundreds of logins and passwords from British government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, have leaked on the darknet, The Independent newspaper reported, citing cybersecurity company NordStellar, according to Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

Over the past year, more than 700 email addresses and corresponding passwords from nine government domains have been leaked online, the report said yesterday.

According to NordStellar, a subsidiary of Nord Security, the creator of NordVPN, the Ministry of Justice suffered the most from the leaks, with 195 passwords leaked over the year. The Department of Work and Pensions had 122 passwords leaked, and the Ministry of Defence - 111, the report read.

The report added that nine attempts were made to sell classified UK military documents, including those related to Nato, via the darknet over the past year.

A NordStellar report seen by the newspaper also said the British government’s cybersecurity strategy had “dangerous vulnerability gaps” that made it a “a prime target for cybercriminals”.