State actors tried to hack EU officials' messaging apps, cybersecurity body warns

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/26/state-actors-tried-to-hack-eu-officials-messaging-apps-cybersecurity-body-warns

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CovertOperative@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 4d (1 reply)

Haven't read the article yet, but I guarantee the "hacking messaging apps" is just phishing again.

ajikeshi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 4d

the subscript say it was spearfishing... so you are half right :D

fairkom@fairmove.net · 2 pts · 4d (1 reply)

@ZkhqrD5o well, as long as the EU officials use Signal and WhatsApp accounts, "spearphishing" attacks are much easier than e.g. with #matrix messanger.

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connected0@feddit.org · 1 pts · 3d

Yeah. Good luck getting non-techees comprehend such technologies in order to even start to think implementing them.