Signal users targeted by social engineering attacks seeking backup recovery keys
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Summary
This article from Freedom of the Press Foundation's Digital Security Digest warns about a social engineering attack targeting Signal users. Hackers impersonate Signal support staff to trick users into revealing their backup recovery keys, which would allow attackers to hijack accounts and access encrypted communications. The article provides security guidance on how to recognize and avoid these scams.
Key quotes
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For months, we've seen example after example of hackers attempting to hijack Signal users' accounts and communications.
In this type of social engineering attack, hackers will typically impersonate Signal itself by calling them
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