Signal responds to phishing attacks with new in-app security warnings
2026-05-13T14:51:47Z•5b0073375570052a2a95fc6c7fc48548e84b3420ca186edc5ecccadd42308002
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What happened
A Help Net Security roundup covering multiple security developments: Signal is deploying in-app warnings after phishing and social-engineering campaigns abusing its linked-devices feature (attributed to Russian intelligence-linked actors). Microsoft’s new MDASH agentic AI security system helped uncover 16 Windows vulnerabilities, including four critical RCEs (notably CVE-2026-40361 and CVE-2026-40364). Tuskira launched Kairo for AI-driven breach-path modeling and validation across cloud/IT/OT environments. Other items: Apricorn updated its FIPS-targeted Aegis Secure Key 3.0 hardware, KDE won >
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