Overview
- Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has written to MPs warning of a rising number of phishing attempts linked to Russian actors.
- The targeting has grown on WhatsApp and Signal, with attempts to trick users into exposing sensitive information or compromising their accounts.
- The National Cyber Security Centre advised MPs to stop using informal messaging apps for parliamentary work and to strengthen their cyber defences.
- A government spokesperson said the NCSC is working with partners in government and Parliament and urged high‑risk individuals to sign up for official cyber defence services.
- The warning follows last month’s official alert about China-linked recruitment efforts using cover companies and LinkedIn as the government advances wider counter‑interference measures.