Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting Signal Messenger

Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by anotherhue on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @12:20PM (#43104649)

You can check for unexpected linked devices in the settings menu.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by jzb on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @03:09PM (#43106920)

I wonder if Signal should expose linked devices directly in the UI at all times. Something like a small icon that indicates "You have 3 linked devices active" or similar.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by XorNot on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:40PM (#43108084)

I think the trouble is information overload is a bit of a thing in this case. It's information that is 99% of the time useless, except the one time it isn't. But also, to an informed user is much less of a threat - the threat is anyone you interact with getting compromised.

EDIT: Like an analytics based approach would probably be far more useful - popping up a confirmation for example if GeoIP shows a device is far removed from all the others, which for most people would be true unless they were traveling.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by inor0gu on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:42PM (#43108108)

Would probably lead to notification fatigue.

Showing a big snackbar when a new device is added is probably enough, especially if the app can detect there was no "action" on your phone that triggered it.

Key transparency, once rolled out, would help to ensure there is no lingering "bad" device around, but phishing will always be a problem.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by inetknght on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:15PM (#43108453)

> Showing a big snackbar when

A big... what?

Can you tell me what this new lingo is for someone who doesn't use the latest and shittiest marketing lingo?

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by saagarjha on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:40PM (#43108686)

It’s UI design language: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m...

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by dragonwriter on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:45PM (#43108736)

Snackbar isn't a particularly new term, it goes back, IIRC, to the first version of Material Design and is similar to a toast but different in that snackbars may support interaction whereas toasts are non-interactive.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by inor0gu on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:40PM (#43108685)

> latest and shittiest marketing lingo

It exists since Android 6: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m...

Informative banner that does not require user interaction to dismiss.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by SpaghettiCthulu on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @05:41PM (#43108699)

An in-app notification along the bottom of your screen. Usually just some text on a dark grey or black background.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by alashow on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @10:57PM (#43110931)

> shittiest marketing lingo

Is that what you call the words you don't understand?

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by jzb on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:21AM (#43116583)

"Would probably lead to notification fatigue."

Probably true...

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by seb1204 on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:25PM (#43107913)

Great idea, I'll send you a QR code...

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