FBI, CISA warn of Russian hackers hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts
2026-03-24T20:51:54Z•6fe2796b41cdfb60c338a45ead1177007317e17a10a39914ba375418da6621e4
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What happened
A Malwarebytes roundup (Mar 2026) covering multiple active threats and scams: FBI/CISA and European agencies warn of a large-scale social-engineering campaign (attributed to Russian actors) hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts; deepfake-enabled video-call scams and scam compounds hiring people to supply AI-generated faces; and a sprawling ecosystem of fake app stores, fake shops and crypto-phishing sites. Other notable items include PureHVNC distribution via fake Google Forms job offers, Vidar infostealer pushed from compromised sites, the Zombie ZIP technique evading initial AV scans, state
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 6fe2796b41cdfb60c338a45ead1177007317e17a10a39914ba375418da6621e4
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-24T20:51:54Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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