The Portuguese Security Intelligence Service (SIS) has issued a warning regarding an international cyber-espionage operation sponsored by a foreign state. The campaign targets government officials, diplomats, military personnel, and individuals with access to sensitive information. The attacks do not exploit vulnerabilities in WhatsApp or Signal themselves, but rather use social engineering, phishing, quishing, and AI-generated content to trick users into compromising their own accounts. The intelligence services have provided six security recommendations, including verifying new contacts through alternative channels and never sharing account verification codes.
Intelligence services warn of a cyber-espionage scheme by a foreign state targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts
Wednesday, 11 March 2026RSS

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The Security Intelligence Service (Serviço de Informações de Segurança or SIS) is Portugal's internal intelligence agency responsible for protecting the state against espionage, terrorism, and cyber threats. It focuses on gathering and analyzing information and does not have police powers like the authority to make arrests. The agency recently issued a warning about foreign state-sponsored campaigns targeting the private messaging accounts of government and military personnel.
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