Congressman says hack of his Signal account proves app is unsecure. Is it true?
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- #Russian Hacking
- #Signal Security
- #Cybersecurity Alert
- Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon accuses Signal of being unsecure after his account was hacked by Russian operatives.
- The hackers used social engineering, posing as a close acquaintance to compromise his Signal account months ago.
- The FBI warned that Russian hackers target high-value individuals by impersonating Signal support to steal recovery keys.
- Similar attacks in Germany compromised over 300 accounts, including politicians, but rely on tricking users, not breaking encryption.
- Signal has added notifications warning users not to share registration codes or recovery keys in response to such attacks.
- Bacon previously criticized Trump officials for using Signal after sensitive war plans were shared via a group chat.