MI6 to recruit spies from overseas on the dark web ...Middle East

MI6 will launch a portal on the dark web to recruit spies and informants from overseas.

On Friday, the agency – which has Russia in its sights – will launch a “tour pathway code”, or instruction manual, on YouTube for would-be recruits prepared to deliver intelligence to the UK via the anonymity of the dark web.

MI6’s new secure messaging platform – Silent Courier – will enable anyone, anywhere in the world with access to sensitive information relating to terrorism or hostile intelligence activity to contact the UK securely and offer their services.

MI6 warned individuals accessing its portal to use trustworthy VPNs and devices not linked to themselves, to mitigate risks of being caught by their home state.

“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,” Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.

“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 will be made by the outgoing chief of MI6, Sir Richard Moore, in Istanbul, where he will say that the platform will make it easier for MI6 to recruit those with valuable information online. He is set to be replaced shortly by Blaise Metreweli as “C”.

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MI6 – or the Secret Intelligence Service – is the UK’s foreign intelligence agency, gathering information and working with partners across the world.

As its establishes its official presence on the dark web to reach new recruits and tackle hostile actors seeking to undermine UK security, Moore will say 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 the UK safe.

MI6’s portal builds on a similar approach taken by the US’s Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA published videos on social media channels to target potential Russian spies in 2023.

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