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Leak of US military plans on Signal is a classic case of ‘shadow IT’. It shows why security systems need to be easy to use

Yesterday, The Atlantic magazine revealed an extraordinary national security blunder in the United States. Top US government officials had discussed plans for a bombing campaign in Yemen against Houthi rebels in a Signal group chat which inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

The Conversation

Mike Waltz admits he made Signal war admin group but accuses Atlantic editor of ‘tricking’ his way into chat

Defense Secretary accused reporter who received chats of ‘peddling hoaxes’ earlier in day

The Independent UK

Democrats Mock War Plans Texts in 'Rehearsed' Bit on House Floor: 'What Signal Chat Are You In?'

House Democrats took a jab at the national security team on Tuesday, mocking their leaked Signal group chat about bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.

Latin Times

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‘Sloppy’: Trump downplays shock over leaked Signal chat about Yemen attack

Democrats have called the high-level discussions on the messaging app Signal ‘obviously reckless, obviously dangerous’.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon Was Aware Russian Hackers Use Signal App to Spy Days Before SignalGate: Report

The Pentagon warned that Russian hackers were using Signal to spy—just days after a journalist was accidentally included in a Signal chat for top officials.

Latin Times

Pentagon warned of Russian Signal hacker infiltration after massive war plans bungle

Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — included journalist in group chat on app discussing secret military plans

The Independent UK

Why the Signal chat leak might have exposed a big legal problem for Trump administration

Lawmakers and legal experts claim the Yemen Signal group chat ‘blatantly violated security regulations designed to prevent exactly this kind of leak’

The Independent UK

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The Signal chat blunder has shaken Washington. Except in the White House where it’s brushed off

Trump and his aides are now describing accurate reporting on a national security breach as a ‘hoax’

The Independent UK

Is Jeffrey Goldberg legally allowed to release the Signal messages he received?

Goldberg published vague information about the attacks in Yemen more than a week after they occurred

The Independent UK

Ratcliffe, the CIA director, defends group chat that inadvertently included a journalist

The former Texas congressman says his communication in the chat was lawful and did not include classified information.

The Texas Tribune

What Is Signal And Is It Secure?

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.

International Business Times

Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak

Bulletin sent on 18 March said Russian hackers could access messages as Trump officials now downplay blunder

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on the Signal war plans leak: a US security breach speaks volumes

Editorial: A staggering blunder points to the wider failings of the careless and amateurish Trump administration

The Guardian - UK

Top Trump Official Was In Russia While War Plans Were Being Discussed On Signal

Special envoy Steve Witkoff was in Russia while top officials were discussing war plans on Signal, according to flight records

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Salon

Democrats pounce on Signal chat scandal

At a hearing Tuesday, Senate Democrats pressed Trump officials to explain why they were texting about war plans

The Guardian - UK

Lives at risk if UK fails to review intelligence sharing with US, say Lib Dems

MPs call for comprehensive review after White House inadvertently shares Yemen war plans with journalist

Latin Times

Senator Rips John Ratcliffe For Not Knowing How Journalist Ended Up in Signal Chat: 'You're The CIA Director!'

The tense exchange took place at Senate Intelligence Committee public hearing on global threats facing the United States

Latin Times

Trump Admin's Signal Group Chat Could have Given Houthis Heads Up About Attack, Retired US General Says

Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey is sounding the alarms about the possible dangers of the Signal group chat as scandal unravels.

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The Guardian - US

Democrats demand answers over White House’s ‘careless’ Signal blunder

Senators interrogate US intelligence community after Atlantic editor was added to group chat on Yemen war plans

Latin Times

Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Democrat's Questions on Alleged Involvement in War Plans Texts: 'I Don't Want to Get Into This'

Tulsi Gabbard repeatedly refused to confirm or deny participation in a group text where senior Trump officials reportedly discussed US war plans for Yemen.

The Independent UK

Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

The Independent UK

Is Signal that secure? What the experts think about Trump admin’s war plans leak

‘This is one more example of the kind of sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior, particularly toward classified information,’ Democratic senator says

The Independent UK

Jesse Watters says security breach is no worse than adding your aunt to a group about ‘raunchy plans for the bachelor party’

Fox News host downplayed the potential security breach of a journalist accidentally being added to a group chat with national security cabinet members

Fortune

Trump administration's use of disappearing Signal messages to discuss military strikes not allowed under record law, experts say

Senior officials in the Trump administration are under fire after inadvertently sharing secret war plans with a reporter via a Signal group chat.

The Independent UK

Top Democrat calls for Hegseth and Waltz to resign and shreds Gabbard over Signal war talk leak

Mark Warner says Trump administration officials failed ‘security hygiene 101’

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