Dutch intelligence services warn of Russian hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp
Dutch intelligence services have issued a warning about a global cyber campaign by Russian hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of dignitaries, military personnel, and civil servants. The hackers are reportedly impersonating support chatbots to trick targets into revealing their PINs, enabling access to communications. This follows similar warnings in the US, highlighting the ongoing threat of phishing scams.
- Entities
- Game: WhatsApp
- Company: Netherlands
- Topic: Cybersecurity
- Topic: Phishing
- Topic: Espionage
- Company: Russia
- Game: Signal
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