Post #1729667
2026-04-27 20:54 UTC
Replies (10)
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@signalapp@mastodon.world 2026-04-27 20:55
However, sophisticated attackers have engaged in a harmful phishing campaign, posing as “Signal Support” by changing their profile display name and using social engineering to trick people into handing over their credentials — information that allowed these attackers to take over some targeted Signal accounts. This is something that plagues any mainstream messaging app once it reaches the scale of Signal, but we know how high the stakes are given the trust people place in us. 2/
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@DrJLecter@beige.party 2026-04-27 20:58
@signalapp it's hilarious how it gets framed as a hack when it's just the incompetence of a politician who was warned REPEATEDLY that this specific phishing attack is targeting high profile politicians and STILL fell for it ☠️🤦🏻♂
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@Chantology@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-27 20:58
@signalapp German politicians are not that much used to technology ^^
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@Ollivdb@nrw.social 2026-04-27 21:00
@signalapp @ZDF @tagesschau
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@ujay68@mastodon.world 2026-04-27 21:14
@signalapp As you allude to, there has been a lot of misleading reporting about Signal being “hacked.” However, one substantial issue is worth mentioning: Signal asks users to enter their PIN from time to time. This can be switched off in the settings, but most users probably leave it enabled. So while this is not Signal *Support* asking for your PIN, it is the Signal *App* asking. Less technically minded users may not clearly understand the difference.
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@synnef@woof.tech 2026-04-27 21:17
@signalapp appreciate the effort to combat scams! :blobfoxheart: social engineering will unfortunately always exist in some capacity but that reporting is particularly sloppy, framing a phishing campaign as compromised encryption
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@stairjoke@indieweb.social 2026-04-27 21:23
@signalapp das Internet ist für uns alle Neuland…
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@grahamc@infosec.exchange 2026-04-27 22:19
@signalapp Thanks for the transparency folks!
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@mimblewimble@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 01:33
@signalapp Signal, we love you and always suspect reporters confuse users lack of security with service and app security. I push Signal whenever I can.
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@enigma@norden.social 2026-04-28 02:58
@signalapp not the app sw needs only to be made safe for normal people. We need another app for politiicians in special. Because they are not used to the thought they are controlled. Instead they believe they only controll other people.