27 June 2026 - 12:17

Category: IT Fail

Oh good, phishing still works then

Russian spies are now politely asking targets to hand over their secure Signal backup keys. Because why bother hacking when you can just ask nicely?

Oh good, phishing still works then

Source: The Hacker News

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Severity: High Mood: Expected

Our friends in Russian intelligence are now coaxing unsuspecting Signal users into simply handing over their recovery keys, proving once again that human nature remains our finest vulnerability. This particular spot of bother affects anyone trusting their secure chats to users who can be easily sweet-talked out of their keys by a phishing email. We supposedly protect ourselves from this absolute nonsense by teaching people not to surrender their digital house keys to friendly strangers, though I shan't hold my breath.

#justasknicely #humanerror
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