Met Police knew about Westminster ‘honeytrap’ messages last year

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Met Police knew about Westminster ‘honeytrap’ messages last year

Concerns have been raised that the unsolicited, flirtatious WhatsApp messages from people calling themselves “Charlie” or “Abi” were part of an organised attempt, possibly by a hostile state, to compromise or blackmail politicians, a technique known as a honeytrap. www.bbc.co.uk

Concerns have been raised that the unsolicited, flirtatious WhatsApp messages from people calling themselves “Charlie” or “Abi” were part of an organised attempt, possibly by a hostile state, to compromise or blackmail politicians, a technique known as a honeytrap.

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