Reports that surfaced on Sunday said that the personal messages of a State Department official with Liz Truss, including discussions related to the Ukraine war, have been in foreign hands.
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Britain After being the Prime Minister for the shortest time of liz truss In the news again. liz when Foreign Secretary It was in the case of hacking of his phone at that time. UK government inquiry has been requested. Reports that surfaced on Sunday said that personal messages of foreign officials with Liz Truss, including discussions related to the Ukraine war, have been in foreign hands. According to the local newspaper, the hack came to light during the Tory leadership’s campaign in the summer, but it was suppressed at that time.
The government said that they have a “robust” system to guard against cyber threats. In this matter, the spokesperson said that the government ‘we will not comment on anyone’s personal security preparedness’. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Cabinet Secretary Simon hid the details of the hack. The Daily Mail claimed that the case had caused a ‘news blackout’ on it. According to the Daily Mail, there was a private chat between Liz Truss and her special friend, Quasi Quarteng. Let us tell you that when Liz became PM, Kwasi Quarteng was made chancellor. Quarteng has also been exposed after the alleged hack.
big question on national security
Although it is not yet clear how the hack happened, but opposition parties are making the issue bigger. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told that, ‘After this type of hack has come to the fore, a big question has been raised on national security, our intelligence and security agencies are taking it very seriously.’ He further said, ‘Recently, discussions have started everywhere that why and how this information has been leaked. Its investigation should be the first priority.
Russian agents may have a hand
Russian agents are suspected to be behind this alleged hack. The newspaper has given this information by quoting sources. Lawmaker Laila Moran, the Liberal Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesman, expressed concern over why the alleged hack had not been made public earlier.
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