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Christopher McKeon

UK has ‘high confidence’ in US security measures despite Yemen group chat breach

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth sent plans for an air strike on Yemen to a group chat that accidentally included a journalist (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) - (AP)

The UK still has “high confidence” that its operational security measures “remain intact”, despite revelations of a major US security breach.

On Monday night, it was reported that senior American officials, including the defence secretary and national security adviser, texted plans for an attack on Yemen to a group chat on messaging app Signal that had accidentally included a journalist.

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