TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked
a year ago
- #encryption
- #cybersecurity
- #data-breach
- A hacker exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage to extract archived messages and data related to U.S. government officials and companies.
- TeleMessage provides modified versions of encrypted messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp for message archiving.
- The compromised data included message contents, contact details of officials, backend login credentials, and information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coinbase, and Scotiabank.
- The hack revealed that archived chat logs in TeleMessage's modified Signal version are not end-to-end encrypted during storage.
- Entities like Smarsh, Signal, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coinbase, and Scotiabank did not immediately respond to comment requests.