Russian Intelligence are targeting Signal accounts of officials based in UkraineThey pose as Signal support services and ask users to submit their Backup Recovery KeysUsing these keys, the hackers can hijack the users account and any other accounts created using the same mobile phone number The FBI has warned Russian Intelligence Services are posing as commercial messaging application support services in order to steal Backup Recovery Keys belonging to targets of high value in the military and government of the US, Europe, and Ukraine. In a joint warning alongside the CISA and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the FBI outlined the new phishing campaign which seeks to access messaging accounts in order to perform intelligence gathering of secret information. Specifically, the FBI provided sample phishing lures targeting users of the Signal messaging app. If the hackers successfully lure a victim into sharing their Backup Recovery Key, they can access the account’s message history, private and group […]