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Russia suspected of sweeping Signal hack attack on German officials

New York Post·Ronny Reyes·about 1 month ago
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Russia allegedly launched a wide-scale phishing attack through the Signal app targeting Germany’s high-profile politicians, diplomats and military officers. While the exact number of victims is unclear, German media estimates that at least 300 accounts belonging to political figures were targeted, with even several cabinet members affected, according to the German Press Agency, dpa. “The number of unreported cases will continue to rise in the coming days,” said Konstantin von Notz, an MP who serves as deputy chief of the intelligence oversight committee, to AFP. High-ranking Germany politicians were among those targeted in a phishing attack allegedly orchestrated by Russia. AFP via Getty Images “At present, no one can say with any certainty whether the integrity of MPs’ communications is still guaranteed,” he ssaid. Germany believes that the cyberattack , which also targeted Berlin’s high-profile journalists, was orchestrated by Russia, government sources told Reuters.…

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