Russian Intelligence
FBI: Russian hackers now target Signal backup recovery keys
The FBI and CISA are warning that a phishing campaign targeting Signal users tied to Russian intelligence services has evolved to steal Signal Backup Recovery Keys, allowing attackers to access victims’ historical messages. The updated public service announcement is an update to a March 2026 advisory that warned the threat actors were targeting users of commercial messaging […]
FBI links Signal phishing attacks to Russian intelligence services
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that Russian intelligence-linked threat actors are actively targeting users of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp in phishing campaigns that have already compromised thousands of accounts. The FBI’s PSA is the first public attribution linking these campaigns directly to Russian intelligence services, rather than a […]