FBI warns Russian hackers targeting Americans on Signal; thousands of accounts compromised

FBI warns Russian hackers targeting Americans on Signal, thousands of accounts compromised

FBI Director Kash Patel says targets include U.S. officials, military personnel and journalists whose accounts have been taken over

FBI Director Kash Patel listens during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Signal encrypted messaging application is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 26 March, 2025. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Cyber actors associated with Russian Intelligence have targeted thousands of commercial messaging apps (CMAs) according to a PSA shared jointly by the FBI and CISA Friday. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)