No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’

The revelations about a suspected hacking attack using NSO spyware will raise questions about a possible national security breach at the highest levels of British government. Photograph: Omar Marques/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Boris Johnson has been told his Downing Street office has been targeted with “multiple” suspected infections using Pegasus, the sophisticated hacking software that can turn a phone into a remote listening device, it was claimed on Monday.

A report released by Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said the United Arab Emirates was suspected of orchestrating spyware attacks on No 10 in 2020 and 2021.