vote by Britain‘s conservative Party The Telegraph reported on Tuesday that members have been delayed in choosing the next prime minister after the GCHQ spy agency warned cyber hackers would alter people’s ballots.
The report said there was no specific threat from the hostile state, and the advice was more general and about the voting process and its vulnerabilities.
According to the Telegraph, as a result of concerns, the Conservative Party has subsequently been forced to abandon plans to allow members to change their vote for the next leader in the contest.
Postal ballots have also been issued to around 160,000 party members, who have now been warned that they could reach them by August 11, the report said. The Telegraph reported that the ballots were to be sent out earlier Monday.
the former finance Minister Rishi Sunki and Foreign Secretary Lizzo truss Competing in Leadership Competition to Succeed boris johnson as the next British Prime Minister.
Truss is at the forefront of opinion polls among Conservative Party members that will decide who will become the next prime minister on 5 September, after weeks of voting.
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) aggregates communications from around the world to identify and intercept threats to the UK. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), which is a part of GCHQ, said it advised the Conservative Party.
An NCSC spokesperson told Reuters: “Protecting the UK’s democratic and electoral processes is NCSC’s priority and we work closely with all parliamentary political parties, local authorities and parliamentarians to provide cybersecurity guidance and support. ”
“As you would expect from the UK’s National Cyber Security Authority, we advised the Conservative Party on security considerations for online leadership voting,” the spokesperson said.
The report said there was no specific threat from the hostile state, and the advice was more general and about the voting process and its vulnerabilities.
According to the Telegraph, as a result of concerns, the Conservative Party has subsequently been forced to abandon plans to allow members to change their vote for the next leader in the contest.
Postal ballots have also been issued to around 160,000 party members, who have now been warned that they could reach them by August 11, the report said. The Telegraph reported that the ballots were to be sent out earlier Monday.
the former finance Minister Rishi Sunki and Foreign Secretary Lizzo truss Competing in Leadership Competition to Succeed boris johnson as the next British Prime Minister.
Truss is at the forefront of opinion polls among Conservative Party members that will decide who will become the next prime minister on 5 September, after weeks of voting.
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) aggregates communications from around the world to identify and intercept threats to the UK. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), which is a part of GCHQ, said it advised the Conservative Party.
An NCSC spokesperson told Reuters: “Protecting the UK’s democratic and electoral processes is NCSC’s priority and we work closely with all parliamentary political parties, local authorities and parliamentarians to provide cybersecurity guidance and support. ”
“As you would expect from the UK’s National Cyber Security Authority, we advised the Conservative Party on security considerations for online leadership voting,” the spokesperson said.