The latest Signal & WhatsApp breaches targeting German & Dutch officials show the risks of using consumer apps in government. ❌ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should ban the use of consumer apps for government-related conversations.

Latest Signal and WhatsApp bre...
Latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches show that consumer apps have no place in government

On Monday the General Dutch ⁠Intelligence Agency (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) announced a sustained Russian-backed campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users.  It follows a similar warning in February, from Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Agency (BfV) and Federal Cybersecurity Office (BSI). The attacks are based on

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