"Platform to allow people to securely pass on information anywhere in the world, or offer their own services to MI6. The United Kingdom's spy agency is set to launch a web portal on the dark web to recruit informants and receive secret information from agents in Russia and worldwide, Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has said. The Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6, will officially announce the launch of the secure messaging platform called Silent Courier on Friday."
"It is aimed at harnessing the anonymity of the dark web the murky, hidden part of the internet often used by criminal actors and allowing anyone, anywhere in the world, to securely contact the UK spy agency. Users of the portal can securely pass on details about illicit activities anywhere in the world, or offer their own services, according to a Foreign Office statement."
"Today we're asking those with sensitive information on global instability, international terrorism or hostile state intelligence activity to contact MI6 securely online, Moore is set to say when he formally announces the plans. Our virtual door is open to you, he will add. Instructions on how to use the portal will be publicly available on MI6's verified YouTube channel. Users have been encouraged to access it through VPNs and devices not linked to themselves."
MI6 is launching a secure dark-web portal called Silent Courier to recruit informants and receive secret information from agents globally, including Russia. The portal uses the anonymity of the dark web to allow anyone anywhere to contact the UK spy agency and pass on details of illicit activities or offer services. Instructions will be posted on MI6's verified YouTube channel and users are advised to use VPNs and devices not linked to themselves. Outgoing MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore will launch the portal in Istanbul. The agency operates from the SIS Building and its head is publicly known as C.
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