--- title: Signal Phishing and Russian Intelligence Targeting... description: Russian intelligence services (UNC5792) are targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users through phishing, QR code tricks, linked-device abuse, and backup... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/signal-phishing-and-russian-intelligence-targeting-messaging-apps-cqkn6o6va twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Signal Phishing and Russian Intelligence Targeting Messaging Apps | daily.dev og:description: Russian intelligence services (UNC5792) are targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users through phishing, QR code tricks, linked-device abuse, and backup... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/signal-phishing-and-russian-intelligence-targeting-messaging-apps-cqkn6o6va og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CqkN6o6va.png og:image:alt: Signal Phishing and Russian Intelligence Targeting Messaging Apps 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. # Signal Phishing and Russian Intelligence Targeting Messaging Apps **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Russian intelligence services (UNC5792) are targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users through phishing, QR code tricks, linked-device abuse, and backup recovery key theft — without breaking encryption. The FBI issued a PSA warning about these tactics, and the US government is offering a $10 million Rewards for Justice bounty for information on the threat actors. The key takeaway: encrypted messaging apps can be secure at the transport layer while account recovery paths and endpoints remain exploitable weak links. Practical advice covers QR-code phishing awareness, endpoint hygiene, and how to respond when 'support' requests recovery keys or codes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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