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A series of coordinated 'spear-phishing' attacks targeting politicians, officials, and journalists working in Westminster has been reported. The attackers, using flirtatious messages and explicit images, attempted to compromise their targets, claiming to have met them at an SW1 drinks event. Among the victims are a senior Labour MP, a serving government minister, and at least 12 men now known to have been targeted. The user behind these attacks, identified as 'Abigail' on WhatsApp, aimed to gather compromising information for potential blackmail. The police have launched an investigation into these attempts following a formal complaint from a serving MP. Additionally, a senior Tory MP has admitted to inadvertently passing colleagues' contact information to a stranger met on a dating app, further complicating the scandal.
The baby-faced MP who became embroiled in a Westminster honeytrap plot: William Wragg was first elected to the Commons at just 27 and moved in with his parents to save for a house, before rising to top roles as a leading 'Partygate' critic of Boris Johnson https://t.co/t2QwzF6WQ8 https://t.co/hLrKRBqGtA
A Conservative MP @William_Wragg who fell victim to the Westminster honeytrap scandal has been defended by a minister who said “people make mistakes” Read more from @genevieve_holl below ⬇️ https://t.co/K4SBiHGAQ0 https://t.co/mzXOtfcJxr
"Two MPs separate from William Wragg sent pictures back and so somewhere out there exists that material...they don't know what might happen to it." @BreeAllegretti tells #TimesRadio William Wragg admitting to leaking MPs' numbers is just "one piece of the jigsaw". @CalumAM https://t.co/KqjzJxuH9W