Liz Truss’ phone allegedly hacked by Russia
A British newspaper claims former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ personal smartphone was hacked “by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin”.
The hack was discovered this summer, before Liz Truss became Prime Minister of Great Britain.
AFP
British opposition female MPs on Saturday called for an investigation after suspected Kremlin agents hacked Liz Truss’ mobile phone when she was foreign secretary, according to claims by a British newspaper.
‘The Mail on Sunday’ quoted unnamed security sources as saying that ex-prime minister Liz Truss’ personal smartphone had been hacked ‘by operators suspected of working for the Kremlin’. They are suspected of having access to “top secret exchanges with international partners”.
A government spokesman said: ‘We do not comment on the security arrangements of individuals’, but added that there are ‘robust systems in place to protect against cyber threats’.
“Very sensitive discussions”
“It is important that all these security issues are investigated and dealt with at the highest level,” noted opposition Labor MP Yvette Cooper. A source told the paper that the “compromised” phone was placed in a locked safe at a government-secured location after messages were hacked for up to a year, including “very sensitive discussions” about the war in Ukraine.
The hack was discovered this summer when Liz Truss was foreign secretary campaigning to become leader and prime minister of the Conservative Party, the paper said. He claimed that “the details were suppressed” by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Simon Case, his most senior political adviser.
“Emergency Investigation”
“We need an independent emergency inquiry to reveal the truth,” said Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran. The report of the incident comes as Home Affairs Minister Suella Braverman was reappointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following his resignation over a security breach. She allegedly sent a top secret document to an MP via her personal email.
The article did not specify the basis on which Russia was suspected of being behind the alleged attack, but cited a source who claimed: “It takes some time to find out who is behind this kind of attack, but Russia tends to be at the top of the list.”
AFP
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