--- title: Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp... description: Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) have warned of a large-scale global hacking campaign by Russian state actors targeting Signal and WhatsApp users,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/russian-government-hackers-targeting-signal-and-whatsapp-users-dutch-spies-warn-cqyk6dbnm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn | daily.dev og:description: Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) have warned of a large-scale global hacking campaign by Russian state actors targeting Signal and WhatsApp users,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/russian-government-hackers-targeting-signal-and-whatsapp-users-dutch-spies-warn-cqyk6dbnm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CQyk6dBNM.png og:image:alt: Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Dutch intelligence agencies (MIVD and AIVD) have warned of a large-scale global hacking campaign by Russian state actors targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, particularly government officials, military personnel, and journalists. The attackers use phishing and social engineering rather than malware. On Signal, hackers impersonate support staff to steal verification and PIN codes, then register a new device to hijack the account. On WhatsApp, they abuse the 'Linked devices' feature via malicious QR codes or links, potentially gaining access to past messages without locking out the victim. Neither Signal nor Meta commented on the campaign. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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