To write the code, they are using Google’s programming language Go. YouTube already uses one Vitess component, called Vtocc, to help serve videos to all of the service’s 800 million monthly users.

Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.

Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been increasingly targeting Signal Messenger users, with QR code-powered phishing attacks, malware, and more, experts have warned ...

Another ease-of-use feature, Signal "Group Link" invite pages, is similarly being exploited, with its QR codes linking a user's device instead of adding them into a group chat.

Google researchers are warning of an ongoing phishing campaign It distributes QR codes which grant the attackers access to people's Signal accounts The targets are mostly military personnel ...