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German Parliament President's Signal app hacked

German Parliament President Julia Klöckner was targeted in a phishing-style hack of her Signal messaging app.

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Friday, 24 April 2026 at 11:58 UTC
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Julia Klöckner, the President of Germany's Bundestag, was reportedly targeted in a phishing-style hack involving the encrypted messaging app Signal. Hackers posed as Signal support personnel to trick users into revealing their PIN codes, part of a wider campaign targeting European politicians. A parliamentary source confirmed the incident to AFP, describing the scale of the security breach. The attack occurred two days ago, and the identity and motives of the hackers remain unknown.
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The message adds that the wider campaign targeted European politicians and that hackers posed as Signal support to trick users into revealing PIN codes.

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