An continuous phishing campaign on Signal and WhatsApp that targets government officials, military people, and journalists in order to get private messages has been connected to Russian state-sponsored hackers.
The Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) have acknowledged that the assaults have targeted Dutch government officials.
According to the Dutch intelligence services, the operation uses social engineering and phishing techniques to take over accounts and surreptitiously monitor fresh messages by abusing genuine authentication capabilities.
Signal urged users to exercise caution and shared on social media that it is aware of targeted phishing efforts that have led to account takeovers read more about Dutch govt warns of Signal WhatsApp account hijacking attacks.
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