US EditionDutch Intelligence Warns Russian Hackers Target Signal and WhatsApp Accounts
Dutch agencies warn Russian hackers use social engineering to take over Signal and WhatsApp accounts, likely accessing sensitive chats of officials and journalists worldwide.
- Russian-Linked hackers are tricking people into handing over security codes to take over their Signal and WhatsApp accounts, gaining access to sensitive information.
- The attackers manipulate targets by impersonating support or using linked devices to mirror accounts without defeating encryption.
- Dutch authorities warn targets include government employees and journalists, advising against using such apps for classified information.
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Dutch secret services blame Russia for a worldwide wave of attacks on Signal and WhatsApp. They warn against how accounts are taken over quietly and secretly.
According to the intelligence services, the attackers persuaded users in chats to reveal security verification codes and PINs.
Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Russian-backed hackers have launched a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials, military personnel, and journalists, two intelligence agencies in the Netherlands warned on Monday, March 9. Users are persuaded in chats initiated by the hackers to divulge security verification and pin codes, giving them access to personal accounts and group chats, they said in a statement.…
Russian hackers target Signal, WhatsApp in global cyber campaign
"Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants," Dutch intelligence agencies said March 9.
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