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Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone
The bug in the modified messaging app can expose users' “plaintext usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data,” per GreyNoise.
Hackers are targeting a previously reported bug in the Signal clone app TeleMessage in an effort to steal users’ private data, according to security researchers and a U.S. government agency. On Thursday, GreyNoise, a cybersecurity firm with visibility into what hackers are doing on the internet thanks to its network of sensors, published a post warning that it has seen several attempts to exploit the flaw in TeleMessage, which was originally disclosed in May. Unknown attackers stole the contents of users’ private messages and group chats, including from Customs and Border Protection, and the cryptocurrency giant Coinbase, according to 404 Media, which first reported the hack.
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