"UK Lawmaker Admits Involvement in Sexting Scandal and Data Breach"
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A senior UK Conservative lawmaker admitted to giving the personal phone numbers of some colleagues to an unknown individual who had "compromising" material on him after falling victim to a sexting scam. Treasury minister Gareth Davies urged those affected to go to the police, describing the scam as "spear phishing," a type of cyber-attack targeting specific groups. The revelation follows speculation that current and former parliamentarians had been contacted by an unknown number on WhatsApp, with Leicestershire Police confirming an investigation into malicious communications.
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