The Telegraph
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Russia targets German politicians in Signal ‘phishing’ attack

Russia targets German politicians in Signal ‘phishing’ attack

Russian hackers have repeatedly targeted top German politicians, diplomats and military officers by trying to hack into their messaging app Signal through “phishing” attacks, top officials have said. The cyber attackers appear to have posed as an AI tech support chatbot, asking the Signal users – including the president of Germany’s Bundestag – for their passwords and other sensitive account information.

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