Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide
(www.theguardian.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 16:23
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from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 16:23
https://lemmy.world/post/24388568
Summary
Russian state-linked hacking group Star Blizzard, tied to the FSB, targeted WhatsApp accounts of global ministers and officials via phishing emails.
The emails, disguised as invitations to join Ukraine-related WhatsApp groups, trick recipients into scanning QR codes that grant attackers access to their accounts and messages.
The campaign, active until November, also targeted diplomats, defense officials, and researchers.
Microsoft and the UK’s NCSC highlighted the group’s focus on undermining trust in politics. Microsoft urged vigilance against malicious emails, especially those containing external links or QR codes.
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This is crazy in it’s lack of sophistication. Reads more like a criminal scam to get grandma’s credit card than an intelligence op to destabilize Western Europe.
I suppose all the talented “hackers” were more valuable at the front.