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What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?
The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.The New York Times - 2d -
What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?
The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.The New York Times - 2d -
What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?
The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.The New York Times - 2d -
What is Signal, app used in Yemen war plans chat?
High-level Trump officials used the digital messaging app Signal to communicate sensitive details about an impending military strike against Houthi terrorists in Yemen earlier this month, sparking ...The Hill - 3d -
What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.CBS News - 3d -
What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.CBS News - 3d -
What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.CBS News - 3d -
The Guardian view on the Signal war plans leak: a US security breach speaks volumes | Editorial
A staggering blunder points to the wider failings of the careless and amateurish Trump administration. It is jaw-dropping that senior Trump administration figures would accidentally leak war plans ...The Guardian - 3d -
Signal defends app security amid group chat controversy
The president of Signal defended the security of the encrypted messaging app on Tuesday after a bombshell report revealed top Trump administration officials used the app to discuss airstrike plans ...The Hill - 2d -
War plans group chat raises questions about Signal, cybersecurity
Top Trump administration national security officials' use of the messaging app Signal is raising new questions about the platform and how the administration is transmitting sensitive government ...The Hill - 3d -
What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?
Experts say using even such a privacy-focussed platform for national security matters is very unusual.BBC News - 3d -
Hegseth says 'nobody was texting war plans' after group chat breach
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Monday that “nobody was texting war plans” following news breaking that Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, gained access to a ...The Hill - 4d -
Key takeaways from worldwide threats hearing dominated by Signal breach
National security leaders’ use of Signal to discuss plans for airstrikes in Yemen made for a contentious hearing Tuesday, as Senate Intelligence Democrats excoriated Trump administration officials ...The Hill - 3d -
SignalGate Isn’t About Signal
The Trump cabinet’s shocking leak of its plans to bomb Yemen raises myriad confidentiality and legal issues. The security of the encrypted messaging app Signal is not one of them.Wired - 2d -
John Bolton: ‘Stunning’ no one on war plans group chat said ‘we ought to get off Signal’
Former national security adviser John Bolton said it was “stunning” that none of the Trump administration officials on a war planning group chat suggested they not use Signal. Bolton joined ...The Hill - 4d -
Live updates: Ratcliffe, Gabbard pressed on war plans Signal group chat
The Trump administration is scrambling to contain the fallout from a bombshell Atlantic article revealing its editor-in-chief had been mistakenly included in a Signal group chat involving national ...The Hill - 3d -
Signal gets closer look amid uproar over Trump officials' group chat
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Signal thrown into spotlight amid group chat breach Top Trump national security officials' use of messaging app Signal is raising new questions ...The Hill - 3d -
FirstFT: What we learnt from the Yemen security breach
Also in today’s newsletter, retail investors ‘buy the dip’, and Israel readies Gaza occupation plansFinancial Times - 4d -
Late Night Is Still Reeling Over the Government’s ‘War by Emoji’
“Signal might be a good app for you and me and our local drug dealer, but it’s not for the Pentagon to plan wars on,” Ronny Chieng said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”The New York Times - 3d -
White House digs in as furor grows over war plans chat
Presented by National Council on Aging — Plus: Putin gifts Trump portrait {beacon} White House digs in as furor grows over breach PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SIGNALING the White House will stand by its ...The Hill - 3d -
Are Your Messages Really Secure? How to Use Encrypted Apps Safely
Encrypted apps like Signal offer privacy, but simple mistakes can put your data at risk. Follow these best practices to stay protected.Inc. - 3d -
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.CBS News - 3d -
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.CBS News - 3d -
Kremlin targeted app used for Yemen war plans chat
Russia-aligned cyber actors have previously targeted the encrypted messaging app that was used by top officials in the Trump administration to discuss attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen earlier ...The Hill - 3d -
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump defends Waltz after Signal breach
President Trump said he still has confidence in national security adviser Mike Waltz in an interview with NBC on Tuesday, following a report by a journalist for The Atlantic who says he was ...The Hill - 3d -
Atlantic editor-in-chief mistakenly placed on Trump officials’ war plans group chat
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, Jeffrey Goldberg, says he was mistakenly added to a group chat with Trump administration officials on the commercial encrypted messaging app Signal. ...NBC News - 4d -
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Lawmakers grill national security officials on security breach in messaging app group chat that discussed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen; Report card released on U.S. infrastructure.CBS News - 3d -
New report reveals top Trump admin. officials discussed classified information on messaging app
NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube explains the alleged breach of protocol by top national security officials who discussed upcoming military strikes on the messaging app ...NBC News - 4d -
Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage: Which Messaging App Is Most Secure?
You probably don’t think about how your messages are protected, but you should.Inc. - 2d -
5 takeaways from Trump officials war planning group chat breach
Washington was rocked Monday by a truly extraordinary story. The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, recounted how he had — apparently inadvertently — been added to a group chat ...The Hill - 4d -
Buttigieg pushes for accountability after war plans chat breach
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pushed for accountability in the wake of the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, getting access to a group chat in which top ...The Hill - 4d -
Who Is Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor Mistakenly Added to the Signal Chat?
Mr. Goldberg, who was included on a private text thread discussing war plans, was a longtime national security reporter who became editor of The Atlantic in 2016.The New York Times - 3d -
DHS highlights self-deportation feature for migrants in new app
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new app where migrants can indicate they plan to “self-deport.” The CBP Home app appears to replace the Biden-era CBP One app, where ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Speaker Johnson: Waltz, Hegseth shouldn’t be disciplined over war plans Signal chat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday dismissed any potential disciplinary action for national security adviser Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after news broke that the pair and ...The Hill - 4d -
House Democrats demand answers from Trump team about war plans Signal chat
The top Democrats on the House’s Defense, Oversight, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees want answers from President Trump’s national security team, saying they’ve become “deeply troubled” ...The Hill - 3d -
Judge holds hearing on administration's use of Signal app
A judge is holding a hearing Thursday on the Trump administration's use of the Signal messaging app to discuss military strikes in Yemen earlier this month.ABC News - 1d -
Kelly, Gallego call on Hegseth to resign over war plans Signal chat
Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) called on Wednesday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign after The Atlantic revealed texts he sent on the Signal group chat used to ...The Hill - 2d -
House Republican calls for 'safeguards' after war plan text chat
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) called for “safeguards” to be implemented to ensure the leaking of war plans doesn’t happen again after a journalist was included in a Signal group chat discussing ...The Hill - 4d -
How the app used by Hegseth in text group can leave the door open for spies and hackers
Signal, the most secure widely available messaging app, has become a go-to resource. Its shortcomings are why its use by Pete Hegseth has rocked politics.NBC News - 3d