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

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Source: www.arstechnica.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:05:33 GMT

Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.