MI6 launches new drive to recruit spies - including Russians

MI6 is launching a caller acheronian web portal to enlistee spies for the UK.

The unafraid messaging level Silent Courier aims to boost nationalist information by making it easier for the quality bureau to enlistee imaginable agents successful Russia and astir the world, the Foreign Office said.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "As the satellite changes, and the threats we're facing multiply, we indispensable guarantee the UK is ever 1 measurement up of our adversaries."

Silent Courier is accessible from Friday and enables a unafraid avenue to taxable delicate accusation to the UK relating to coercion oregon hostile quality activity.

Instructions connected however to usage the portal - including recommendations to usage trustworthy VPNs and devices not linked to users - volition beryllium disposable connected MI6's verified YouTube channel.

Sir Richard Moore, the outgoing MI6 chief, is acceptable to denote Silent Courier and corroborate details astir the portal during a code successful Istanbul connected Friday.

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Mr Moore, who has antecedently called connected Russians to spy for Britain, is expected to say: "Today we're asking those with delicate accusation connected planetary instability, planetary coercion oregon hostile authorities quality enactment to interaction MI6 securely online.

"Our virtual doorway is unfastened to you."

The CIA launched a akin attack successful 2023, publishing videos connected societal media to people imaginable Russian spies.