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Signal Issues Scam Warning to Users After Hackers Target Officials

Russia-backed hackers used phishing to steal SMS codes and Signal PINs, targeting UK and Dutch officials in a global campaign, Dutch intelligence said.

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Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials "very seriously".

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Signal issues scam warning to users after hackers target officials

Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials "very seriously".

·United Kingdom
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Secure Messaging App Warns ‘Government Officials and Journalists’ Had Accounts Stolen After Falling For Scam

Signal, the secure messaging app, warned that "government officials and journalists" had experienced their accounts being taken over by nefarious actors.

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Russian Hackers Are Trying to Trick Users Into Providing Verification Codes and Pins to Signal and Whatsapp Users

Russian hackers are trying to trick verification codes and PINs from Signal and WhatsApp users - Central Intelligence AgencyThe enemy is attacking military and officials with social engineering methods to obtain PINs. Attackers are using fake support chatbots.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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