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By Anthony Deutsch

Mar 10 2026 6:29AM

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Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists

Russian-backed hackers have launched a ⁠global cyber ⁠campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials, military personnel and journalists, two intelligence agencies in the Netherlands warned. Users are persuaded in chats ‌initiated by the hackers to ...

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