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Forget Signal. National Security Adviser Waltz now accused of using Gmail for work
2025-04-02 01:36

But his emails! Sharing them with Google! Senior members of the US National Security Council, including the White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have been accused of using their...

The Signal Chat Leak and the NSA
2025-03-31 11:04

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who started the now-infamous group chat coordinating a US attack against the Yemen-based Houthis on March 15, is seemingly now suggesting that the secure...

Top Trump officials text secret Yemen airstrike plans to journo in Signal SNAFU
2025-03-24 23:02

Massive OPSEC fail from the side who brought you 'lock her up' Updated Senior Trump administration officials used the messaging app Signal to discuss detailed plans to attack Houthi rebels in...

Top Trump officials text classified Yemen airstrike plans to journo in Signal SNAFU
2025-03-24 23:02

Massive OPSEC fail from the side who brought you 'lock her up' Senior Trump administration officials used the messaging app Signal to discuss secret government business – including detailed plans...

CERT-UA Warns: Dark Crystal RAT Targets Ukrainian Defense via Malicious Signal Messages
2025-03-20 06:08

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a new campaign that targets the defense sectors with Dark Crystal RAT (aka DCRat). The campaign, detected earlier this...

Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks
2025-03-19 20:30

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning about highly targeted attacks employing compromised Signal accounts to send malware to employees of defense industry firms and...

Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect
2025-02-26 12:30

Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging...

Hackers Exploit Signal's Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes
2025-02-19 16:59

Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors have been observed targeting individuals of interest via the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to gain unauthorized access to their accounts. "The most...

Russian phishing campaigns exploit Signal's device-linking feature
2025-02-19 11:59

Russian threat actors have been launching phishing campaigns that exploit the legitimate "Linked Devices" feature in the Signal messaging app to gain unauthorized access to accounts of interest. [...]

X now blocks Signal contact links, flags them as malicious
2025-02-17 17:39

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to "Signal.me," a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. [...]