FBI warns of Russian, Iranian cyber activity involving messaging platforms
2026-03-23T20:51:54Z•8fbb9a318b5ee1ca559f97e44f139ddcf81b5963a5dce3b57c5dbd6ae55c36c3
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What happened
A set of March 23, 2026 reports detail multiple distinct cyber incidents and law-enforcement actions: the FBI warned of separate Russian- and Iranian-linked cyber campaigns leveraging messaging platforms (Signal, Telegram); Kaplan disclosed a fall 2025 data breach exposing at least 230,000 individuals’ Social Security and driver’s license numbers; a California-based semiconductor testing firm reported a ransomware attack affecting its Singapore subsidiary to the SEC; a Nigerian national (James Junior Aliyu, 31) was sentenced to 90 months for a $6 million email fraud, wire fraud and money-laund
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