Russian intelligence services fake support SMS messaging-account phishing campaign
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A long-running phishing campaign by Russian intelligence services is stealing messaging-account credentials from officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists across Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. The operation uses fake support SMS that impersonate a messaging platform's support bot to trick recipients into revealing access details. The activity threatens sensitive military and political communications and extends to Ukrainian personal accounts.
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27.06.2026 20:27 2 articles · 1h ago
Russian intelligence services steal messaging credentials with fake support SMS
Initial DisclosureSSU and FBI said they uncovered a long-running campaign by Russian intelligence services that used fake support SMS texts to trick government officials, military personnel, politicians, activists, and Ukrainian personal-account holders in Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. into revealing messaging account credentials and other sensitive access details.
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- Ukraine Says Russian Intelligence Used Fake Support Texts to Steal Messaging Credentials — thehackernews.com — 27.06.2026 20:27
- Ukraine Says Russian Intelligence Used Fake Support Texts to Steal Messaging Credentials — thehackernews.com — 27.06.2026 20:27