Boris Johnson must pay attention to basic cybersecurity rules, says security adviser

Peter Ricketts' warning comes as UAE accused of using Pegasus spyware to hack into mobile phone at Downing Street

Boris Johnson should pay close attention" to basic rules of cybersecurity, a former national security adviser has said, after it emerged that the United Arab Emirates was accused of hacking into a mobile phone at Downing Street.

Peter Ricketts, who held the post between 2010 and 2012, said the cyber-attack demonstrated that commercially made" Pegasus software from NSO Group allowed a wide range of actors" to engage in sophisticated espionage.