- Russian Intelligence are targeting Signal accounts of officials based in Ukraine
- They pose as Signal support services and ask users to submit their Backup Recovery Keys
- Using these keys, the hackers can hijack the users account and any other accounts created using the same mobile phone number
The FBI has warned Russian Intelligence Services are posing as commercial messaging application support services in order to steal Backup Recovery Keys belonging to targets of high value in the military and government of the US, Europe, and Ukraine.