Google, Signal and Russia

Google warns Russian hackers are targeting Signal app used by Ukraine's military
Google's Threat Intelligence Group warned Wednesday that Russia's GRU military intelligence is hacking Signal accounts used by Ukraine's military.
Google exposes new Russian phishing scheme targeting Ukrainian troops in Signal messaging app
The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has uncovered a new Russian scheme to access messages in the encrypted Signal app, a tactic used to extract information from Ukrainian soldiers' communications.
Google report warns of Russian threat groups targeting Signal Messenger
A new report released today by Google LLC’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that Russian state-backed threat actors are increasingly targeting Signal Messenger users in an effort to intercept sensitive communications.
Russia Is Targeting Ukrainian Soldiers’ Signal Accounts, Google Warns
Google says Russia increased its targeting of encrypted apps like Signal as Ukraine ramped up its counteroffensive.
Google: Russia targeting users of encrypted messaging app Signal
Russian-linked cyberattackers are increasingly focused on users of the encrypted messaging app Signal, according to a new report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group.
Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
While Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine is likely driving the country's desire to work around Signal's encryption, "We anticipate the tactics and methods used to target Signal will grow in prevalence in the near-term and proliferate to additional threat actors and regions outside the Ukrainian theater of war,
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