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US Offers $10 Million for Info on Group Behind Signal and WhatsApp Hacking Spree
The reward targets a Russian state cyber group accused of phishing campaigns that compromised thousands of accounts, officials said.
- Federal authorities are offering up to $10 million for information locating a Russian state cyber group that compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to investigators and government employees.
- Attackers target individuals with Messages masquerading as automated support communications, tricking recipients into linking devices or providing passcodes that enable account takeover and lock users out.
- An investigation by the Federal government and European partners revealed that hackers from Iran and post-Soviet countries carry out these attacks, instructing targets to send encryption passcodes for Backups stored on Signal servers.
- Signal updates Terms, Privacy Policy, and introduces Mandatory Two-factor Verification for users, while the Service advises people to Click the Accept button and Stay tuned for security updates.
- To Not lose Messages, users should set up their Signal Backup using Settings and Backups, then Enter the recovery key, Click Next, and Continue to secure their data.
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The United States announced a reward of $ 10 million for two hacker groups of the special services of Russia
The US State Department announced a reward of $ 10 million for hackers of the Russian special services who tried to take over the accounts of Western officials and journalists in the Signal and WhatsApp messengers.
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technewstube.comUS offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.
·New York, United States
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OODA LoopU.S. offers $10 million for hackers targeting WhatsApp, Signal users
The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information that helps identify or locate members of the UNC5792 and UNC4221 hacker groups, which are linked to Russia's intelligence and military services.
·New York, United States
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