China Compromised Downing Street Phones for Years

China’s state-sponsored hackers reportedly compromised the mobile phones of senior UK officials in Downing Street from 2021 to 2024, potentially exposing sensitive communications. The operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, targeted aides to Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak, with concerns that even Sir Keir Starmer’s team may have been affected. MI5 previously issued an espionage alert regarding the Chinese threat. This breach raises significant security implications, as hackers may have accessed both messages and metadata related to official communications.

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