US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

According to Ars Technica, the US is offering ten million dollars for information on a hacking group targeting Signal and WhatsApp. The operation involves two Russian state-sponsored organizations and has been underway since at least March. The government's substantial reward reflects the scale of the threat to encrypted messaging services relied upon by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

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