China News Service, January 4 (Xinhua) According to the British "Times" citing technology experts on the 2nd, the mobile phone numbers, social media profiles and personal details of thousands of British civil servants have been disclosed online for many years, making them extremely vulnerable to hackers. .
The mobile phones of some ministers may even be cracked within 20 minutes, resulting in the leakage of sensitive government information.
The mobile phones of British ministers are increasingly vulnerable to human-made attacks by hackers, according to reports.
Ministers could be duped by posing as trusted contacts, allowing hackers to access their phones.
Tech experts say the deluge of personal information available online means ministers' phones can be hacked in as little as 20 minutes.
As of March 2020, a database containing the personal details of 45,000 civil servants is available on the UK Government Communications Service (GCS) website, which can be accessed by anyone.
In some cases, the messages also included the private mobile phone numbers of government department heads.
According to reports, hackers will lure victims to expose data or access restricted systems.
It is also possible for criminals to impersonate a senior civil servant and obtain a minister's mobile phone number through the civil servant's phone.