{"id":105821,"date":"2026-03-10T06:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/the-dutch-services-warn-of-a-global-hacking-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T06:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:13:30","slug":"the-dutch-services-warn-of-a-global-hacking-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/the-dutch-services-warn-of-a-global-hacking-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dutch services warn of a global hacking campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"294\"><strong>Hackers associated with the Russian state could have obtained secret information after they breached the accounts of Dutch officials in messaging applications <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Signal<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"565\">It is about access to the conversations of high-ranking officials, government employees, and military personnel, writes <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Nederlandse Omroep Stichting<\/span><\/span>, citing a report from the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service<\/span><\/span> and the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"837\"><em>&#8220;The Dutch intelligence services believe that the targets of this campaign could also include other persons of interest to the Russian government, for example, journalists,&#8221;<\/em> a statement from the AIVD reads. The services did not specify which group would be responsible for the attacks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1131\">According to the report, the hackers most often pose as Signal&#8217;s customer support chatbots to convince users to provide confidential data. Thus, the attackers can take over the officials&#8217; accounts and read the conversations in the groups to which they are subscribed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1343\">The intelligence services claim that Russian hackers are particularly interested in Signal groups because the application is frequently used in state institutions due to its high level of security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1654\">Another way to access accounts is by exploiting the &#8220;connected devices&#8221; feature, which allows multiple devices to connect to the same account. The report mentions that it could be a &#8220;global cyber campaign&#8221;, in which the attackers could have already gained access to confidential information.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1654\">Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/03\/09\/razvedka-niderlandov-kremlevskie-hakeri-nachali-kampaniyu-po-vzlomu-messendzherov-whatsapp-i-signal-a189178\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers associated with the Russian state could have obtained secret information after they breached the accounts of Dutch officials in messaging applications WhatsApp and Signal. 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