russian hackers affiliated with the russian authorities have deployed a large-scale campaign to steal access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts. According to Dutch intelligence services (AIVD and MIVD), the targets include military personnel, officials, diplomats, and journalists. The attackers do not compromise the encryption systems themselves but use social engineering tactics to trick users into revealing verification codes and PINs.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The most common enemy tactic involves fake chatbots posing as \u201cSignal support service.\u201d Hackers also exploit the \u201clinked devices\u201d feature, allowing them to secretly read messages and view the victim\u2019s chat groups.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Signal has officially confirmed these attacks, emphasizing that its infrastructure remains secure and that account compromises occur only due to user negligence.<\/p>\n
The Center urges vigilance: no messenger support service will ever request your verification code or PIN via chat. Regularly check the list of connected devices in your app settings. If you notice duplicate contacts or unknown participants in groups, immediately notify the administrator and update your security settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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