The Company Behind Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats
a year ago
- #Encryption
- #TeleMessage
- #Cybersecurity
- TeleMessage Signal, used by a top Trump administration official, has suffered breaches exposing security flaws.
- Micah Lee's analysis shows TM Signal's archiving feature undermines Signal's end-to-end encryption, sending messages unencrypted to TeleMessage.
- A hack revealed user messages, usernames, plaintext passwords, and private encryption keys from TM Signal's archive server.
- TeleMessage, acquired by Smarsh, is a federal contractor but its apps aren't FedRAMP-approved for US government use.
- TM Signal was used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz, potentially exposing communications with high-ranking officials.
- US senator Ron Wyden calls for a DOJ investigation, labeling TeleMessage a 'serious threat to US national security'.