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Russian crims phish way into Signal and WhatsApp accounts

… As MIVD director Vice-Admiral Peter Reesink put it: "Despite their end-to-end encryption option, messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp should not be used as channels for classified, confidential or sensitive information." In other words, if your operational security plan relies on the hope tha…

Mar 9, 2026 · Carly Page

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Meta, cops deploy AI and handcuffs in scam crackdown

… Earlier this month, the Netherlands' intelligence and military security agencies warned that Russian-linked hackers were actively targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts used by government officials, journalists, and military personnel worldwide by tricking users into linking attackers' devices to t…

Mar 11, 2026 · Jessica Lyons