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Ukraine and FBI Uncover Russian Intelligence Smishing Campaign Targeting Messaging Credentials
Tags Infrastructure · Enterprise · Consumer
The Hacker News·
Ukraine's Security Service and the FBI jointly uncovered a long-running campaign by Russian intelligence to compromise messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists across Ukraine, Europe, and the US. The attacks used fake support SMS messages to steal messaging credentials, demonstrating the continued effectiveness of SMS-based social engineering against high-value targets.
Technical significance
This demonstrates the continued effectiveness of SMS-based social engineering against high-value targets. Organizations must implement phishing-resistant authentication and educate users about support-themed smishing campaigns.