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US offers $10 million to identify hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users
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US offers $10 million to identify hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users

9to5Mac · Jun 30, 2026, 9:56 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

The US State Department has announced a $10 million bounty for information that may help identify or locate members of two Russian state-backed hacking groups behind a campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users. Here are the details.

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