Germany Accuses Russia of Phishing Attack
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 13:02 UTC
- Sources: The Independent
Germany has accused Russia of launching a phishing attack targeting top politicians' Signal accounts. The attacks compromised around 300 accounts within the political sphere, although Reuters reports that the nature of the compromise is unclear.
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