Voting for next UK Prime Minister delayed over cyber threat

3 Aug 2022 • 3:29 PM MYT
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MOSCOW: Voting for UK’s next prime minister has been delayed due to a potential cyber threat, Sputnik quoted The Telegraph report.

The UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) warned that hackers could change people’s ballots, according to the newspaper.

As a result of the concerns, the Conservative Party was forced to abandon its original plans to allow members to change their vote for the next leader later in the contest. - Bernama