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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

No 10 tells MPs to be cautious about unsolicited messages after attempted ‘honeytrap’

Close up of a man’s hands typing on a phone.
More than 12 people are believed to have been targeted in the attack, in which they were sent messages from an unknown sender. Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy

Downing Street has urged MPs to be cautious when responding to unsolicited messages, after the “spear-phishing” attack that targeted more than a dozen MPs, staff and journalists working in Westminster.

Number 10 issued the warning on Monday morning, days after two police forces launched an investigation into what is being described as an attempted “honeytrap”.

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