MI6 Launches Dark Web Portal To Attract Spies In Russia (reuters.com) 20
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A new dark web portal to recruit spies for the UK was launched last Friday (19th September), as the UK steps up its commitment to national security. Harnessing the anonymity of the dark web for the first time, MI6's new secure messaging platform -- Silent Courier -- enables anyone, anywhere in the world with access to sensitive information relating to terrorism or hostile intelligence activity to securely contact the UK and offer their services. Instructions on how to access the portal will be publicly available on MI6's verified YouTube channel as the UK reaches out to potential new agents in Russia and around the world. MI6 advises individuals accessing its portal to use trustworthy VPNs and devices not linked to themselves, to mitigate risks which exist in some countries.
The announcement was made by the outgoing Chief of MI6, Sir Richard Moore, in Istanbul where he stated that the platform will make it easier for MI6 to recruit agents online. As MI6 establishes its official presence on the dark web to reach new recruits and tackle hostile actors seeking to undermine UK security, Sir Richard said that the UK's intelligence services are "critical to calibrating risk and informing decisions" in navigating threats from hostile actors -- making platforms like these even more important in keeping our country safe. Sir Richard said: "Today we're asking those with sensitive information on global instability, international terrorism or hostile state intelligence activity to contact MI6 securely online. Our virtual door is open to you." Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "National security is the first duty of any government and the bedrock of the Prime Minister's Plan for Change. As the world changes, and the threats we're facing multiply, we must ensure the UK is always one step ahead of our adversaries. Our world class intelligence agencies are at the coalface of this challenge, working behind the scenes to keep British people safe. Now we're bolstering their efforts with cutting-edge tech so MI6 can recruit new spies for the UK - in Russia and around the world."
The announcement was made by the outgoing Chief of MI6, Sir Richard Moore, in Istanbul where he stated that the platform will make it easier for MI6 to recruit agents online. As MI6 establishes its official presence on the dark web to reach new recruits and tackle hostile actors seeking to undermine UK security, Sir Richard said that the UK's intelligence services are "critical to calibrating risk and informing decisions" in navigating threats from hostile actors -- making platforms like these even more important in keeping our country safe. Sir Richard said: "Today we're asking those with sensitive information on global instability, international terrorism or hostile state intelligence activity to contact MI6 securely online. Our virtual door is open to you." Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "National security is the first duty of any government and the bedrock of the Prime Minister's Plan for Change. As the world changes, and the threats we're facing multiply, we must ensure the UK is always one step ahead of our adversaries. Our world class intelligence agencies are at the coalface of this challenge, working behind the scenes to keep British people safe. Now we're bolstering their efforts with cutting-edge tech so MI6 can recruit new spies for the UK - in Russia and around the world."
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"MI6 launches honeypot for authoritarian regimes to watch and catch dissidents".
That is almost 100% how I read the title, "MI6 Launches Dark Web Portal To Attract Spies In Russia". I don't know who the honeypot is for, but that's how a honeypot is described.
Sir RICHARD Moore?! (Score:2)
So close... but no cigar.
For the first time? (Score:3)
Sure, tug my other nut while you're at it...
this is hilarious (Score:2)
by the time you've started watching that first video telling you that you should have been using a VPN, you're already flagged by your country's counterintelligence service
CLOWNZ
So, what are they saying? (Score:2)
That TLAs cannot actually break the TOR system itself? (Insecure servers accessed over TOR are a different thing ...)
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That TLAs cannot actually break the TOR system itself?
Probably not true. Presumably the third-letter-agencies can break TOR, but I would guess the criminal spies they're trying to recruit from the Russian government or whatever to betray and sell their own countries' secrets aren't just hopping on Tor from a device identifiable to them without additional safeguards.
It's likely for example that possibly the US or UK can track down Tor users much more quickly, and the Russians can't get physical access to
Dear Putin .... (Score:2)
Have you seen this article on slashdot indicating how MI6 plans to use a honeypot to find spies?
It seems like they are giving away their secrets - which is unusual for a national security agency.
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They've got so many Russian spies in the USA that the known list is more than the FBI had man power to track; and that was in fact a problem during Obama! Super cheap to send tons of spies here who are paid for by us unwittingly. Putin raised the amount to record levels; above cold war levels - much cheaper than the bloated waste the USA spends on tech and military gear.
Anything connected to sharing info or being spied on by the USA is compromised.
Last time the CIA kept things from Trump because he's an idi
They are doing it all wrong (Score:2)
They should just field some new porn sites: "Yooohoooo, Mr. Russian Spy Man, get a load of these!!!"
Hey Putin! Send us all your fake intel (Score:2)
have they considered holdingh a recruitment day (Score:2)
Le Carre this is not (Score:2)