Liz Truss’ phone hacked? Opposition calls for investigation – Yahoo News

Liz Truss on the phone in London on April 1, 2019 (illustration) – Tolga AKMEN / AFPA British newspaper claims that the former Prime Minister’s mobile phone was hacked when she was still Foreign Minister, while it contained sensitive talks about Ukraine. Times are tough for Liz Truss. After resigning on October 20 after just 44 days as Prime Minister, a British media outlet alleges that her mobile phone was hacked when she was Foreign Secretary. unnamed security sources claiming ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’ personal smartphone was hacked “by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin”. According to the weekly, they had access to “top-secret exchanges with international partners”. Sensitive discussions on Ukraine “We do not comment on the security arrangements of individuals”, replied a government spokesman before adding that there are “robust systems in place to protect against cyber threats”. British opposition MPs called for an investigation into the case on Saturday. “It is essential that all of these security issues are investigated and addressed at the highest level,” observed opposition Labor MP Yvette Cooper. “We need an urgent investigation. independent to find out the truth,” said Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran. A source told the newspaper that the “compromised” phone was placed in a locked safe in a government secure location after the hack. of messages for a year, including “very sensitive discussions” about the war in Ukraine. said the newspaper. He claimed ‘details had been suppressed’ by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Simon Case, his most senior political adviser. Read more Russia responsible? It takes a while to figure out who is behind these kinds of attacks, but Russia tends to be at the top of the list,” said a source interviewed by the newspaper. The Russian military said on Saturday it repelled a massive drone attack on its fleet in the Bay of Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea, which she blamed on Ukraine and the United Kingdom and which damaged a ship. Russia has also accused London of having participated in the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September. The British Ministry of Defense reacted by denouncing “false information” intended to “divert attention”, while that a Ukrainian official has suggested that “careless handling of explosives” by Russian forces was behind the incident. The report of the incident comes as Interior Minister Suella Braverman was reappointed in office by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following his resignation due to a security breach. She said she sent a confidential document to a Member of Parliament via her personal email.Original article posted on BFMTV.comVIDEO – Liz Truss resigns: Prime Minister loses longevity duel with lettuce