Tory leadership contest’s online vote is still vulnerable to hackers


Hacking issues proceed to canine the net Conservative occasion vote, which is able to determine subsequent UK prime minister – ought to on-line voting even be utilized in such conditions?

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25 August 2022

Artist Ciaran Gallagher painting a mural in Belfast depicting the candidates vying to be the next UK prime minister

The Conservative management contest between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as depicted by artist Ciaran Gallagher’s mural in Belfast

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A mixed on-line and postal vote will quickly determine the UK’s subsequent prime minister, however doubts linger about whether or not the method is actually safe.

The Nationwide Cyber Safety Centre (NCSC) – a department of UK intelligence organisation GCHQ – stepped in to delay the ruling Conservative occasion management ballot early in August whereas safety for the net voting was tightened. There are nonetheless issues about it. It’s the first time the UK …