<2> Dutch Intelligence Services Warn of Russian Hackers Targeting Signal and WhatsApp
<3> Global Cyber Campaign Exposed
<>The Netherlands’ military intelligence service and domestic intelligence agency have issued a joint < class="link" href="https://english.aivd.nl/documents/2026/03/09/cybersecurity-advisory.-phishing-via-messaging-apps-signal-and-whatsapp" target="_blank">warning claiming that Russian hackers have launched "a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants." According to the Dutch alert, hackers are imitating support chatbots to trick key targets into revealing their PINs for those communication platforms, which allows the bad actors to access incoming messages.
<3> Recent Incidents Highlight Vulnerabilities
<>Last year in the US, the Pentagon < class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/the-pentagon-warns-government-officials-that-signal-is-being-targeted-by-russian-hackers-203436757.html" target="_blank">advised members not to use Signal after the platform was subjected to similar phishing scams by Russian hackers.