Report: Pentagon warned employees about using Signal
According to a memo obtained by NPR, the Pentagon warned employees about a detected weakness in the messaging service Signal and that hackers could target it. NBC News' Brian Cheung talked to a cybersecurity expert about the possible risks of using Signal.
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