Germany Warns of State-Backed Signal Phishing Targeting Officials

Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures

Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal.

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State-Backed Hackers Target Military Officials and Journalists on Signal in Latest Cyberattack - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

German intelligence and security agencies have issued a high-priority warning regarding a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting military officials, diplomats, and investigative journalists across Europe. The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) identified the attackers as likely state-sponsored actors utilizing social engineering to compromise accounts on the encrypted messaging

State-Backed Hackers Target Military Officials and Journalists on Signal in Latest Cyberattack

A high-priority warning regarding a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting military officials, diplomats, and investigative journalists across Europe.

German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists

Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (aka Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have issued a joint advisory warning of a malicious cyber campaign undertaken by a likely state-sponsored threat actor that involves carrying out phishing attacks over the Signal messaging app. "The focus is on high-ranking targets in