• Optional@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Signal faces scrutiny following a series of phishing-based account hijackings. As previously reported, attackers impersonated Signal support staff to trick users into revealing registration codes and PINs, enabling them to re-register accounts on devices under their control. Signal clarified that its infrastructure and encryption were not compromised, attributing the incidents entirely to social engineering.

    I got scammed therefore Signal insecure. Got it.

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      2 months ago

      It was mostly German conservative figures falling for the phishing attack, and it’s mostly German conservatives demanding this right now. So they’re responding in a characteristically conservative fashion: zero self-awareness, zero competence in the matter, but righteousness cranked all the way up to eleven.