Journalists and activists have recently experienced #phishing attempts via #Signal. But it's not a technical flaw in Signal; it's plain old social engineering, just via a new channel.

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/phishing-attack-numerous-journalists-targeted-in-attack-via-signal-messenger/

Phishing attack: Numerous journalists targeted in attack via Signal Messenger

In a phishing attack, unknown actors are apparently attempting to gain access to accounts of journalists and activists on the Signal messaging service. We explain how the attack works and how you can protect yourself against it.

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@jackaponte the work that Horizontal is doing with https://shira.app/ is so important, and I think it should be something orgs should do on a regular basis to improve their understanding of how phishing is evolving.
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