Dutch intelligence services warn of Russian hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp

The Netherlands’ military intelligence service and domestic intelligence agency have issued a join warning claiming that Russian hackers have launched "a large-scale global cyber campaign to ga [...]

The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers

As it turns out, including a reporter in your national security leader group chat about military strikes isn't the only way to compromise sensitive information on Signal. NPR reported on Tuesday [...]

FBI says Russian intelligence hackers have a new trick for reading your Signal messages, and it works even after you change phones

The FBI and CISA have warned that Russian intelligence hackers are now targeting Signal users’ backup recovery keys, an escalation of a phishing campaign that has already compromised thousands of ac [...]

Kash Patel's personal email account was accessed by hackers linked to Iran

A hacking group called Handala has gained access to FBI Director Kash Patel's email account, Reuters reports. The group published content from Patel's email on their website as proof, includ [...]

The attack dominating financial services doesn't steal passwords. It resets MFA and steals the token.

The attacker who hit the most financial services organizations over the past 12 months never phished a password. They called an IT support line, convinced an employee to reset their MFA, and registere [...]

How to add someone to a Signal group chat

We hear Signal is in the news. As longtime fans of the app, and secure messaging more broadly, we feel like it's our duty at Engadget to ensure you know how to use the software properly.   < [...]

El Chapo drug cartel reportedly tracked and killed informants by hacking an FBI phone

The Mexican Sinaloa cartel hired a hacker to track and surveil the FBI, then used that information to intimidate and even kill witnesses against drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, accord [...]

Signal extends backup feature to iOS users

Fortunately, we live in a time when most information can be recovered from another device or the cloud. Now, iPhone users can add another app to that list. Signal has announced that secure backups are [...]

FBI warns of Russian Intelligence phishing campaign abusing Signal support services to target VIPs and high-value government and military targets — this is how to secure your account

Russian Intelligence are trying to hijack Signal accounts by tricking users into sending their Backup Recovery Keys [...]