MI6 will launch a portal on the dark web to recruit spies and informants from overseas.

On Friday, the agency – which has Russia in its sights – will launch a “tour pathway code”, or instruction manual, on YouTube for would-be recruits prepared to deliver intelligence to the UK via the anonymity of the dark web.

MI6’s new secure messaging platform – Silent Courier – will enable anyone, anywhere in the world with access to sensitive information relating to terrorism or hostile intelligence activity to contact the UK securely and offer their services.

MI6 warned individuals accessing its portal to use trustworthy VPNs and devices not linked to themselves, to mitigate risks of being caught by their home state.

“As the world changes, and the threats we’re facing multiply, we must ensu

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