UK MPs in new cybersecurity scare after sexting scam

A Union Jack flag flutters in the wind near Big Ben and Parliament in Parliament Square in London, Britain, March 29, 2024. The scam has been described as a ‘spear phishing’ attack, which sees supposedly trusted senders steal personal or sensitive information. — Reuters

LONDON: British police have opened an investigation into explicit messages sent to a lawmaker as part of an alleged sexting scam targeting MPs, in the latest cybersecurity scare to hit parliament.

Conservative MP William Wragg acknowledged late Thursday that he had sent personal phone numbers of several colleagues to someone that he met on a dating app.