Russian Government Hackers Targeted Spyware Researcher to Hijack Signal Accounts

Suspected Russian government hackers targeted Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks, attempting to hijack his Signal account. Ó Cearbhaill identified himself as one of more than 13,500 targets in a broader campaign exploiting Signal linked devices feature. The codebase and operator interface were in Russian, and victim chats were translated into Russian.