Google says Russia increased its targeting of encrypted apps like Signal as Ukraine ramped up its counteroffensive.

Google's Threat Intelligence Group warned Wednesday that Russia's GRU military intelligence is hacking Signal accounts used by Ukraine's military.

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a rise in Russian state-backed hacking attempts aimed at compromising Signal messenger accounts. These attacks primarily target individuals of interest to Russia's intelligence services,

Russian hackers are targeting military personnel with advanced phishing attacks as they look to access their Signal accounts.

Hackers Exploit Signal’s Device Linking Feature Using QR Codes A new cybersecurity warning has revealed that hackers have found a way to secretly access private messages sent through Signal, one of the most popular encrypted messaging apps.