British spies turn to dark web to recruit Russian agents, access secrets


  • World
  • Friday, 19 Sep 2025

MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service) logo and UK flag are seen in this illustration taken May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -British spies are to use the digital shadows of the dark web to recruit informants and allow them to receive secret information from agents in Russia and worldwide, Britain's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The Secret Intelligence Service, Britain's foreign spy agency known as MI6, is to use a dark web portal called Silent Courier, which will allow people to securely pass on details about illicit activities anywhere in the world, or offer their own services.

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