The United Kingdom’s Conservative Party has said that rules have been changed for the election to choose the party leadership and the country’s next prime minister after an intelligence agency warned that cyber hackers could change ballots, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
The announcement came a day after the Conservative Party members were informed about the delay. The Telegraph had first reported that the delay was due to the warning by the Government Communications Headquarters about possible hacking.
“Your ballot is now on the way – but it will arrive with you a little later than we originally said,” read a part of the message sent to the Conservative Party members. “Please do not worry. This is because we have taken some time to add some additional security to our ballot process, which has delayed us slightly.”
The ballots were earlier due to be issued from Monday. Now, the party has told its members that they should receive their ballot packs this week, PTI reported.
“We have consulted with the NCSC [National Cyber Security Centre] throughout this process and have decided to enhance security around the ballot process,” a Conservative Party spokesperson said. “Eligible members will start receiving ballot packs this week.”
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