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Russia-linked hackers target messaging apps of European officials, intelligence agencies warn

Portugal and Dutch agencies warn of a state-backed cyber campaign infiltrating WhatsApp and Signal of officials and journalists via AI-powered phishing.

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00:01Dutch and Portuguese intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is running a global cyber campaign
00:07to infiltrate WhatsApp and signal accounts of government officials, diplomats and military personnel.
00:13Scammers use different methods to trick users into sharing passwords, compromising accounts, reading conversations,
00:20accessing files and launching new phishing campaigns targeting contacts, Portugal's Security Information Service said.
00:27Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly used to impersonate technical support staff or trusted contacts.
00:34Scammers collect targets' voice recordings and images to engage in conversations via messages, phone calls or video calls.
00:42Dutch Intelligence and Security Services said that Russia is behind the attacks.
00:47The confirmed government officials are among the targets and victims and warned journalists may also be targeted by Moscow.
00:58The confirmed government officials are among the experts.
01:00The confirmed government officials have identified the
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