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17th April 2024 Issue no. 701

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GCHQ to offer British firms expertise in cybercrime

Some of the secret technologies created at the government's eavesdropping centre GCHQ are to be offered to private industry as part of cyber security strategy unveiled by ministers on Friday.

In an article in the Guardian, it is thought the plans could lead to the government being paid substantial sums for software developed by the intelligence agency at Cheltenham. Ministers argue GCHQ's main priority will remain national security and the agency has insisted it will not be side-tracked.

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