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Russian FM says leaves phone at home to avoid being hacked

By AFP

01 March 2018 | 3:00 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he does not bring his smartphone to talks on "sensitive issues" to avoid being hacked, days after WikiLeaks exposed a CIA hacking programme.

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