U.K. police investigate “spear phishing” sexting scam as lawmaker admits to sharing colleagues’ phone numbers

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London — British police have opened an investigation into explicit messages sent to a lawmaker as part of an alleged sexting scam targeting legislators, in the latest cybersecurity scare to hit parliament. Conservative member of Parliament William Wragg acknowledged late Thursday that he had sent the personal phone numbers of several colleagues to a man he met on a gay dating app. Wragg, 36, told The Times newspaper he did so under pressure, as the recipient claimed to have compromising material on him. "I was worried because he had stuff on me. He gave me a WhatsApp number, which doesn't...