Why is it a problem if Yemen strike plans were shared on Signal?
US officials' use of an unsecured chat app presented potential problems even before a journalist was added to the group, analysts say.
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Top US officials added journalist to group chat on Yemen strike plans
A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"BBC News - 18h -
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 - 5h -
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 - 1h -
Yemen war plans group chat: A timeline of the mishap
Officials inadvertently added a reporter to an unsecured group chat discussing plans for a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen. Here's a look at a timeline of the events.ABC News - 10m -
Trump defends national security team after journalist added to chat on Yemen strike
President Trump defended his national security team as an "amazing group" after a journalist from The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently added to a Signal chat about military plans for strikes ...NBC News - 2h -
Messages with Yemen war plans shared with reporter appears 'authentic': Official
Members of the Trump administration coordinated highly sensitive Yemen attack plans on an unsecure group chat, a White House official confirmed.ABC News - 10h -
Roger Stone criticizes Trump officials over war plans group chat
Roger Stone believes that high-level Trump administration officials were wrong to use a private app to communicate sensitive military plans, regardless of whether a reporter was added to the chain ...The Hill - 7h -
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 - 7h -
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 - 22h
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