Labour Reports Alleged Russian Hack of Farage's Phone Over £5 Million Gift
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Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Labour Reports Alleged Russian Hack of Farage's Phone Over £5 Million Gift
9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Anna Turley asked the Metropolitan Police and National Cyber Security Centre to treat media reports of Nigel Farage's alleged Russian phone, email and bank-account compromise as a formal crime report if Reform had not done so.
Reform sources said counter-espionage experts found spear-phishing attacks "almost certainly linked to Moscow" after details of a £5 million gift from crypto businessman Christopher Harborne emerged despite only four people knowing about it.
Labour said it was not asserting the hack happened, but both Labour and the Conservatives have pressed Reform to hand any evidence to UK security services; Reform says it notified unspecified "relevant authorities" and will not comment further.
The hacking claim lands amid a separate parliamentary standards investigation into whether Farage should have declared Harborne's April 2024 payment, which was disclosed publicly only last month.
Was Farage a target of Russian spies, or is it a distraction from his £5 million gift?
Will a new UK law on crypto force Nigel Farage to return his £5 million donation?