Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Soldiers' Signal Accounts

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• Russian hackers exploit Signal's QR codes to intercept messages
• Kremlin-backed cyber espionage group Sandworm orchestrates attacks
• Real-time eavesdropping on secure conversations is possible
• Signal collaborates with Google to enhance security measures
• Threat to sensitive information during the Ukraine conflict

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Enhanced Security Measures by Signal in Response to Russian Hacking

• Signal implemented a new safeguard that warns users when they link a new device and prompts them to confirm their decision at a later randomized interval to prevent unauthorized access.
• Signal now requires users to provide authentication, such as entering a passcode or using FaceID/TouchID on iOS, when adding a new linked device to enhance security measures.
• Signal had already been working on updating phishing protections for its linked device feature, but Google's report on Russia's spying in Ukraine accelerated the process to protect users from potential threats.

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WIRED

Increased Targeting of Encrypted Messaging Apps by Russian Groups

• Google discovered Russian groups developing malware for Windows and Android to extract Signal data from Microsoft and Google systems.
• Attacks on Signal in Ukraine have become common, particularly through the "Qishing" method, due to the widespread use of the app by the military.
• Signal has collaborated with Google to implement security enhancements in response to the heightened targeting of encrypted messaging apps by Moscow.

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