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Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and Activists to Steal Backup Recovery Keys

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-05-30 09:25:45 UTC

Attackers are texting Signal users posing as Support, asking for backup recovery keys. Once obtained, they can decrypt the entire message history, not just future chats. A phishing campaign is currently targeting Signal users with text messages that impersona…

Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and Activists to Steal Backup Recovery Keys A phishing campaign is currently targeting Signal users with text messages that impersonate Signal Support an… [+3842 chars]