A Fifth Of Britain's Spy Agency's Intelligence Comes From Hacking

It's the first time that GCHQ have admitted to carrying out hacking in the UK (Ministry of Defence - Wikimedia Commons)

The Telegraph: Fifth of GCHQ intelligence comes from hacking

The spy agency reveals scale of so-called equipment interference as it wins human rights challenge

A fifth of GCHQ intelligence comes from hacking in to phones and computers, the agency has revealed, as it won a human rights victory over its once secret technique.

The spy agency admitted last year that it regularly hacks electronic devices – known as equipment interference – to gather data on suspects.

It was forced to defend the power before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal after a civil liberty group and Internet companies claimed it breached human rights laws.

But the panel, which hears challenges against the security and intelligence agencies, ruled the methods were lawful.

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