Unknown Actor Breached The Intercept's Signal Tip Line, Impersonated Staff to Solicit Whistleblowers
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Murtaza Hussain, Ryan Grim
Summary
The Intercept's Signal tip line was breached by an unknown third party who impersonated the publication and solicited whistleblowers. The breach compromised the operational security of the tip line, putting prospective sources at risk. The fraudulent actor communicated with potential whistleblowers and used at least one fake social media account to solicit tips since February. Although The Intercept switched to a new Signal account after discovering the breach, it has not informed potential sources or the public about the incident.
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bskyUnknown Actor Breached The Intercept's Signal Tip Line, Impersonated Staff to Solicit Whistleblowersdropsitenews.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe tip line for the news outlet The Intercept was taken over by an unknown actor purporting to work for the publication—an extraordinary breach of operational security that put prospective whistleblowers at significant risk.
The third party with control of the tip line on the encrypted messaging app Signal has been communicating with prospective sources; at least one fraudulent social media account has been soliciting tips since February.
After becoming aware of the breach, The Intercept switched to a new Signal account, according
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