Instructions on how to access the portal will be publicly available on MI6’s verified YouTube channel as the UK proactively reaches out to potential new agents in different parts of the world
MI6 is using a similar approach taken by America’s CIA. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK
A dark web portal launched on Friday will recruit spies from around the world for Britain using MI6’s new secure messaging platform named “Silent Courier”. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the target is to recruit agents in Russia as well as other geographies by harnessing the anonymity of the dark web for the first time.
Instructions on how to access the portal will be publicly available on MI6’s verified YouTube channel as the UK proactively reaches out to potential new agents in different parts of the world. “As the world changes, and the threats we’re facing multiply, we must ensure the UK is always one step ahead of our adversaries,” said Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. “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.”
Silent Courier will enable 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. The MI6 dark web portal builds on a similar approach taken by America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which published videos on social media channels to target potential Russian spies in 2023.
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