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TechCrunch May 28, 2026 at 19:07 Startups Rising Hot

Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.

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May 28, 2026 at 19:07 TechCrunch

Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks

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Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom

The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay.

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