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MI6 chief’s hacked emails attacked MI5 and betrayed British spy operations in China

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Emails published by Russian hackers and systematically analysed by Computer Weekly reveal that in January 2020 the former “C” (chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6) Richard Dearlove linked up with hard-Brexit campaigners and White House lobbyists to send a threat-laden briefing to 10 Downing Street warning about telecoms company Huawei.  

Dearlove’s exposure of former MI6 spy colleagues – in support of a Donald Trump government campaign – came as a secretive group of hard-Brexit supporters attempted to clandestinely replace advice from Britain’s main national security organisation, the National Security Council (NSC). Dearlove also attacked every other British security and intelligence organisation, including MI5, GCHQ and one of his successors as chief of MI6.

This group, formed with Dearlove’s help, used a variety of cover names to push its agenda and was launched on 18 August 2018 by former historian and retired LSE research professor Gwythian (Gywn) Prins. The conspiratorial group initially campaigned to replace then prime minister Theresa May with Boris Johnson, according to emails published this year by Russian hackers. The group labelled its “super top secret” plans “Operation Surprise”.

Johnson did replace May less than a year later, in July 2019. Six months after that, Prins and his group thought they had made it to the very top. Two weeks before the event they had dreamed of and campaigned for – the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) – Prins was invited to the Cabinet Office for a 90-minute meeting with Michael Gove, then chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and number two to Johnson.

According to leaked emails Prins sent out after he met Gove on 16 January 2020, Gove offered him a top job. “I shall likely head up a small geo-strategic assessment unit in the Cabinet Office,” he wrote. “It will … be a rival to the NSC behemoth … Gove understands that.”

Wanting the group to campaign against official MI5 advice on Huawei, Gove had also asked for “a short, hard-hitting note which explains why Huawei should not be touched in any aspect”.

“The Prime Minister … should NOT take the advice of the current…

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Do NOT download GB WhatsApp! It can spy on your Android phone

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A new report says that India is one of the largest countries for Android malware to exploit. Here are details.

Android phones are not safe and a new report reaffirms that. But the bigger shock comes from the fact that India is one of the biggest playgrounds for Android malware. Based on the T2 2022 Threat Report by Malware protection and Internet Security firm ESET, it is said that most of the Android Trojan malware is found in India, and it continues to grow by 9.5 percent in the latter half of 2022. And one of the prime suspects is the GB WhatsApp app, which is responsible for spreading the malware.

The GB WhatsApp app, which is a third party WhatsApp client, is an easy way to spread the Android spyware. The app is essentially a modified version of WhatsApp that offers some added features along with the usual WhatsApp features. You won’t find the app listed on the Google Play Store and users need to download its APK and sideload it from other sources. However, the sideload files are easily modified with malicious content and they spread malware as soon as the users download it.

Android malware spreads with GB WhatsApp

Once the app is installed, the malicious codes run in the background, all the while the user doesn’t get a whiff of it. What’s even more dangerous is that the trojan malware is not immediately noticeable as it doesn’t leave any trace on your phone, and even show signs that it is there. The spyware has no effect on the daily performance of your smartphone. Hence, the spyware will continue to steal your data and you may not even know it.

The only way known to get rid of such malware is to perform a full factory reset of your device. And that means you are going to lose all your data. Even having a backup of such data and reinstalling it would reinstate the malware.

How to stay safe

– First and foremost, you should not download and install apps from outside the Google Play store. Most APK files hosted on other app libraries and websites can contain malware embedded into them.

– Never download any modified version of WhatsApp or any other social media app. Unless the app has been released by the developer themselves, stick to the official app.

– In case you suspect your…

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