A top spy has been hired by the House of Commons to defend MPs from cyber-attacks amid fears that foreign agents have penetrated Parliament’s computer system.
Paul Martin, a senior MI5 counter-intelligence expert, has been appointed to help repel ‘cyberwarriors’ working for the Russian and Chinese governments, who are trawling for secret data or compromising information to use against MPs in blackmail operations.
As a Royal Palace rather than a Government department, Parliament is regarded as a ‘weak link’ by the Security Services because it does not automatically receive the same level of computer protection enjoyed by Whitehall.
The problem has been compounded by MPs’ widespread use of taxpayer-funded iPads, which operate on Westminster’s wi-fi networks.
One source has even claimed that there was ‘panic’ in the Commons late last year after it was discovered that hackers linked to the Chinese government appeared to have broken into the system. The suggestion has since been denied by Westminster-based security officials.
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