U.S. intelligence officials warned the public March 20 about a Russia-linked cyber campaign targeting users of popular encrypted messaging apps, such as Signal, to access the private conversations of officials and journalists.
“Globally, this effort has resulted in unauthorized access to thousands of individual accounts,” FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X.
The weakness is not with the messaging applications but with the user, according to the FBI.
Cyber actors use two schemes to access users. One involves the hacker contacting the victim and sending them a malicious link or QR code. The victim clicks the link, which allows the hacker to link to their messaging account and gain access….