Russia used social engineering to breach prominent messaging accounts, Ukraine says

Ukraine's security service has disclosed a Russian operation that exploited social engineering tactics to gain access to prominent messaging accounts. The operation involved fake technical support workers who tricked individuals into surrendering their messaging app credentials. This tactic was used in a long-running campaign by Russia, according to Ukraine's SBU. The goal was to breach the security of these accounts by deceiving the account holders. The SBU has revealed the details of this operation, highlighting the methods used by Russian actors to compromise messaging accounts.