Russian Intelligence Services Continue to Target Commercial Messaging Applications
AI disclosure
Summary
<p>CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an updated <a href="https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260626" target="_blank">Public Service Announcement (PSA)</a> warning of Russian Intelligence Services (RIS) cyber threat actors targeting commercial messaging applications in ongoing phishing campaigns. This PSA is an update to the March 2026 <a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/russian-intelligence-services-target-commercial-messaging-application-accounts">Russian Intelligence Services Target Commercial Messaging Application Accounts</a> and provides recent tactics, recommended mitigations, and samples of phishing messages. </p>