{"id":17331,"date":"2025-01-17T12:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/russian-hackers-target-whatsapp-accounts-of-ministers-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:38:21","slug":"russian-hackers-target-whatsapp-accounts-of-ministers-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/russian-hackers-target-whatsapp-accounts-of-ministers-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives access to WhatsApp account<\/p>\n

Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app.<\/p>\n

The WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by a hacking unit called Star Blizzard. Britain\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has linked Star Blizzard to Russia\u2019s domestic spy agency, the FSB, and has accused it of seeking to \u201cundermine trust in politics in the UK and likeminded states\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nFSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives access to WhatsApp account
\nRussian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app.
\nThe WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by a hacking unit called Star Blizzard. Britain\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has linked Star Blizzard to Russia\u2019s domestic spy agency, the FSB, and has accused it of seeking to \u201cundermine trust in politics in the UK and likeminded states\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives access to WhatsApp account Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app. The WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by …<\/p>\n

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