The NCSC and international partners have issued an alert regarding increased targeting of high-risk individuals by state-sponsored threat actors via messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal. Attackers utilize social engineering, phishing links, and malicious QR codes to steal account recovery codes, link unauthorized devices, and intercept sensitive communications.
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NCSC warns of messaging app targeting Banners, Bots and Butchers: An Automated Long Con Targeting Japan, Asia, and Beyond A hybrid investment scam campaign is targeting users in Asia and globally by combining malvertising with pig butchering tactics. Threat actors use RDGA-generated domains and AI chatbots on popular messaging apps to automate social engineering, impersonate financial experts, and extract funds from victims.
