The headquarters of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6, is seen in London on July 3. Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, is launching a new online portal called Silent Courier, aimed at using the dark web to entice potential spies to send it secrets, particularly targeting Russia .

The service will rely on the Tor internet browser, which will allow anonymous access to a secure MI6 messaging platform. Instructions for using Silent Courier will be given on MI6’s new YouTube channel at 2am Eastern Time Friday.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK was “bolstering their efforts with cutting-edge tech so MI6 can recruit new spies for the UK - in Russia and around the world.”

The service will require users to

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