Boris Johnson ignored security guidance over use of personal phone

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Boris Johnson ignored security guidance over use of personal phone
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Boris Johnson ignored security guidance over use of personal phone

A classified document warned ministers in 2019 that hackers could compromise their personal devices

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ignored his own government's security guidance when he used his personal mobile phone to discuss government business issues. That's according to The Times, which rep...

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