A new report released today by Google LLC’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that Russian state-backed threat actors are increasingly targeting Signal Messenger users in an effort to intercept sensitive communications.

Google's Threat Intelligence Group warned Wednesday that Russia's GRU military intelligence is hacking Signal accounts used by Ukraine's military.

Google says Russia increased its targeting of encrypted apps like Signal as Ukraine ramped up its counteroffensive.

Russian-linked cyberattackers are increasingly focused on users of the encrypted messaging app Signal, according to a new report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group.