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Police launch inquiry after MPs targeted in apparent spear-phishing attack


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2024-04-04 17:30:30
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At least a dozen people sent suspicious messages, with senior figures suggesting foreign state could be culprit

A police investigation has been launched after MPs were apparently targeted in a “spear-phishing” attack, in what security experts believe could be an attempt to compromise parliament.

A police force said it had started an inquiry after receiving a complaint from an MP who was sent a number of unsolicited messages last month.

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Police launch inquiry after MPs targeted in apparent ‘spear-phishing’ attack
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/04/police-launch-inquiry-after-mps-targeted-in-apparent-spear-phishing-attack

At least a dozen people sent suspicious messages, with senior figures suggesting foreign state could be culprit

A police investigation has been launched after MPs were apparently targeted in a “spear-phishing” attack, in what security experts believe could be an attempt to compromise parliament.

A police force said it had started an inquiry after receiving a complaint from an MP who was sent a number of unsolicited messages last month.

Continue reading...

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Data and computer security
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:26:30 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/04/police-launch-inquiry-after-mps-targeted-in-apparent-spear-phishing-attack

Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP


Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Ben Quinn and Eleni Courea
2024-04-04T17:26:30Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/04/police-launch-inquiry-after-mps-targeted-in-apparent-spear-phishing-attack


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