Phishing Campaign Targets Australian Parliamentarians via WhatsApp (heise.de)

• WhatsApp accounts of one Australian MP and three staff compromised.
• Attackers used verification code phishing, similar to German Signal affair.
• Australian IT official cites evidence of foreign state actor involvement.

"WhatsApp accounts of one Australian MP and three staff members were compromised in a phishing campaign likely linked to a foreign state actor, according to testimony before the Australian Senate. The attack method mirrors the Signal affair in Germany, where attackers trick victims into sharing verification codes. Global governments have warned of such attacks."