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US offers $10M bounty for info on hackers targeting Signal, WhatsApp

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The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the identification or location of individuals involved in state-backed hacking campaigns. These groups have been targeting users of messaging applications like Signal and WhatsApp. The initiative aims to disrupt cyber threats and hold malicious actors accountable. AI

RANK_REASON Government bounty for information on cybercriminals targeting widely used communication platforms. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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US offers $10M bounty for info on hackers targeting Signal, WhatsApp

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Government bounty for information on cybercriminals targeting widely used communication platforms. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]
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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    US offers $10 million to identify hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users The US State Department has announced a $10 million bounty for information that ma

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

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