The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
a year ago
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- Hacker breached TeleMessage, an Israeli company providing modified messaging apps to the U.S. government.
- Stolen data includes direct messages and group chats from Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat clones.
- TeleMessage gained attention after Mike Waltz revealed its use in a Trump cabinet meeting.
- Hack exposed vulnerabilities in an app used by high-ranking officials, including Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, and JD Vance.
- No cabinet member messages were stolen, but archived logs lack end-to-end encryption.
- Hacked data includes messages related to CBP, Coinbase, and other financial institutions.