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US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

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STIX ID: report--b7dad4a3-aca8-5045-9745-954dd50ef1aa

Feed Name: Ars Technica Security (category)

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2026-06-29

Date Updated: 2026-07-02

Author: Dan Goodin

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Federal authorities warn of a Russian state-linked campaign (UNC5792 and UNC4221) that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to journalists, US government employees, and other high-value targets using phishing messages impersonating support; attackers trick users into linking attacker devices or providing Signal backup passcodes to access current and previously backed-up conversations, and the FBI has issued advisories and offered up to $10 million for information.

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