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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

More than 60 government officials used ‘knock-off’ Signal app – and a hacker got all their data

A hacker got access to the data of more than 60 government officials after breaching a communications service used by former national security adviser Mike Waltz and others, according to a review by Reuters.

The news agency found that dozens of officials were using the messaging platform TeleMessage after reviewing leaked data provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets. The nonprofit's mission is to archive hacked and leaked documents in the public interest.

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