UK’s MI6 spy agency launches dark web portal, seeks out foreign spies

According to Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the spy agency will launch a web portal on the dark web to find informants and get access to secret information from Russian and international agents.

On Friday, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) will make the official announcement that the secure messaging service “Silent Courier” will be available.

It aims to make use of the anonymity of the dark web, a murky, secret area of the internet frequently used by criminal actors, and make it possible for anyone to contact the UK spy agency securely anywhere in the world.

According to a statement from the Foreign Office, users of the portal can offer their own services or securely share information about illicit activities anywhere in the world.

The MI6 chief’s departure on Friday will set up the website in Istanbul, which will be officially launched on Friday.

When Moore formally reveals the plans, Moore will say, “Today, we’re asking those with sensitive information about global instability, international terrorism, or hostile state intelligence activity to contact MI6 securely online.”

He will add, “Our virtual door is open to you.”

The verified YouTube channel for MI6 will have instructions for how to use the portal available to the public.

Users have been persuaded to use VPNs and other self-contained devices to access it.

MI6 was established in 1909, but the UK government did not give it official recognition until the 1990s.

Only its head, known as “C,” is a publicly recognizable member of the service and operates from the iconic SIS Building on the banks of the Thames in London.

New Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper remarked in advance of the portal’s launch that “national security is the first duty of any government and the foundation of the prime minister’s Plan for Change,” referring to a national revitalisation plan that the premier and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer had outlined in December.

We must ensure that the UK is always one step ahead of our adversaries as the world changes and the threats we face grow, Cooper said.

She continued, “We’re now supporting their efforts with cutting-edge technology so that MI6 can find new spies for the UK, in Russia and all over the world,” she continued.