Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to investigative reporters and US government employees.

The operation has been active since at least March, when the FBI published an advisory warning of ongoing phishing campaigns targeting high-value targets by attackers associated with Russian intelligence services. Messages masquerading as automated support communications ask that users click a link or provide verification codes or account passcodes. In the event the user complies, they unknowingly link the attacker's device to their account or have their account completely taken over and are locked out.

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Além do Facebook e Instagram, os problemas estão a afetar outras plataformas da Meta, incluindo o Messenger. A empresa está a trabalhar para resolver as falhas, embora ainda sem avançar com uma explicação para o sucedido.

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O Facebook e o Messenger passam agora a contar com configurações semelhantes às do Instagram para as contas de adolescentes. Segundo a Meta, a funcionalidade de Conteúdo Limitado, para já exclusiva do Instagram, vai estar disponível nas duas plataformas ainda este ano.

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