A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

The article details an active, large-scale phishing campaign targeting Signal users that impersonates Signal support and uses an automated platform called "ApocalypseZ" to bulk-target victims; security researcher Donncha Ó Cearbhaill discovered he was targeted and identified over 13,500 potential victims (including journalists and politicians), and U.S., U.K., and Dutch agencies have linked similar campaigns to Russian government-linked actors—users are advised to enable Signal's Registration Lock.