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From Signal to Silence: Erika Kirk's Non-Answer Becomes Latest Setback for JD Vance

JD Vance faces a major setback after Erika Kirk refused to endorse him for 2028, deepening a political crisis already fuelled by reports of his leaked national security Signal chat.

International Business Times UK

Republican lawmaker says Hegseth’s credibility is ‘ruined,’ citing Signalgate and Ukraine: ‘Poor decision making’

Rep Don Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general, called the Inspector General’s Signalgate report exonerating Hegseth, ‘baloney’

The Independent UK

Impeachment Buzz Sweeps Washington With Hegseth As A Target; Is Trump Next?

Rep. Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing an IG report on Signal messages and lethal boat strikes; SouthCom confirms a fresh strike directed by Hegseth.

International Business Times UK

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Belgian drug chief calls on EU to pressure encrypted apps to work with law enforcement

Belgium’s first-ever National Drug Commissioner, Ine Van Wymersch, tells Euronews that the European Union needs to crack down on encrypted messaging platforms that allow drug traffickers to coordinate their criminal operations.

Euronews

JD Vance texted in Hegseth’s infamous Signalgate group at 2:30am after scandal broke

Vance received no response to his message, which was sent a day after news broke of a journalist being added to the chat

The Independent UK

'This Chat's Kind of Dead' JD Vance Went Back to Unsecured Signal Chat After Massive Leak

Vice President JD Vance shocked many by returning to the unsecured Signal group chat, a day after their conversation leaked.

International Business Times UK

Pentagon Probe Finds Hegseth Endangered Troops: Signal Chat Leaked Sensitive War Plans to Journalist

Pentagon inspector general finds Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardised troops by sharing classified Yemen operation details through Signal chat with Trump officials and journalists.

International Business Times UK

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Pentagon Investigation Reveals Hegseth Texted Real-Time Strike Details on Signal, Putting U.S. Forces at Risk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed sensitive operational information about U.S. airstrikes in Yemen using the encrypted messaging app Signal, raising concerns that he may have put American personnel and missions at risk, according to a Pentagon report.

Latin Times

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen

The Independent UK

A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience

Imagine going from having a book club with your co-workers to seeing them only on a Signal chat where every member has to be vetted – and the main conversation topic is when you might lose your job.

The Conversation

Signal’s president warns AI agents are an existential threat to secure messaging apps

AI agents promise convenience, but Signal’s president warns their deep access to personal data could power a wave of security failures for which the tech industry is unprepared.

Fortune

‘How long would it take’: FBI recovers disturbing Signal messages from Florida man who allegedly had plans to livestream something horrific

A truly terrifying close call averted.

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Florida man discussed livestreaming neo-Nazi terror attack before being busted by the feds, authorities say

Exclusive: The father of 20-year-old Lucas Alexander Temple, who was there when his son was arrested, told The Independent that he didn’t want to “inadvertently say anything that might hurt his case.”

The Independent UK

FBI hacked into Signal group chats of immigration activists who watched court proceedings in New York, report says

The FBI allegedly described the activists, who observe court cases to ensure good legal practices, as ‘anarchist violent extremist actors’

The Independent UK

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First Thing: Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders. Plus, Superman comic found in attic becomes most expensive ever sold

The Guardian - US

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal

Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings

TechRadar

Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

Denmark withdraws the mandatory scanning of all our private chats in the EU. Yet, the Chat Control battle is still up and going.

TechRadar

Encryption is under attack – but it's "vital for law enforcement," says former US investigator

During a discussion at an event for Global Encryption Day 2025, a former investigator joined technologists and activists in the call to protect encryption.

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The Independent UK

Mike Waltz cut off in middle of UN speech: ‘This is the UN General Assembly, it is not a Signal chat’

Mike Waltz was removed as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser earlier this year

The Independent UK

UN condemns US economic embargo on Cuba for 33rd year

This year, countries including Argentina, Ukraine and Hungary also opposed the measure

International Business Times UK

Court Documents Reveal Justin Baldoni Used Signal App to Delete Proof of Smear Campaign Against Blake Lively

Blake Lively's lawyers claim Justin Baldoni's team used the Signal app to delete messages that could prove a smear campaign against her, raising the stakes in their upcoming 2026 trial.

Euronews

Amazon explains exactly why its cloud server outage took down much of the internet

Some 2,000 companies were affected by the outage with more than 8 million people reporting issues.

The Guardian - AU

Amazon reveals cause of AWS outage that took everything from banks to smart beds offline

AWS explains in a lengthy post how a bug in automation software brought down thousands of sites and applications

The Independent UK

Watch those texts! Smartphones emerging as a new way for public figures to get into hot water

Some public figures carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands

TechRadar

"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps

Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable. Element explains to TechRadar why we do need decentralized apps more than ever.

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