Trump was asked by the media on tuesday if there is concern that outside forces could infiltrate signal correspondence, with trump directing the question to waltz. Goldberg reported that hegseth used signal, an encrypted messaging app, to text detailed information about upcoming military strikes to more than a dozen white house and intelligence officials. The atlantic on wednesday posted screenshots and a fuller text chain from the signal group chat that inadvertently included a journalist, after the white house and top administration. One known vulnerability is that a malicious actor, if they have access to a person’s phone, can link their own device to the user’s signal — and essentially monitor messages remotely in real time.
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