Russian Hackers Accessing WhatsApp, Signal Users’ Accounts, Say Dutch Intelligence Agencies
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Two Dutch intelligence agencies, the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), have reported that Russian hackers supported by the Kremlin have accessed WhatsApp and Signal accounts belonging to government officials, military personnel, and journalists. The agencies confirmed that Dutch government employees were among the targets and victims of this campaign. They also indicated that other individuals of interest to the Russian government, such as journalists, may have been targeted. The hackers exploited the ‘linked devices’ feature in both messaging platforms to gain access to sensitive information.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 11:13 (NASB 1977)
"He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter."
Commentary:
Covert access to private chats shows how easily “secrets” can be exposed when a capable adversary gains a foothold. It happens fast. People who rely on WhatsApp or Signal for work can wake up to their contacts, plans, and sources effectively compromised. Scripture contrasts the untrustworthy who reveal what should be concealed with the steady integrity God honors, and this kind of hidden intrusion fits the prophetic pattern of rising deception and covert pressure between nations. Wisdom now looks like tighter verification, restrained speech, and sober accountability.
Prophetic Trend:
Nation-to-nation conflict is increasingly moving into covert communication spaces, normalizing secrecy breaches as a tool of power and intimidation.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
Russian hackers supported by the Kremlin have gained access to the WhatsApp and Signal accounts of government officials, military personnel, and journalists, according to a warning issued on March 9 by two Dutch intelligence agencies. The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) said that “the Russian hackers likely gained access to sensitive information through this campaign.” AIVD and MIVD said they “can confirm that targets and victims of the campaign include Dutch government employees.” “The Dutch services also believe that other persons of interest to the Russian government, such as journalists, may possibly be targeted by this campaign,” the agencies said in a news release.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-09-2026 14:28