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As Top Officials Were Messaging a Group Text About Bomb Plans, Their Passwords Were Leaked Online

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Though Spiegel newspaper didn't publish any of the information, its reporting indicates that their phone numbers, emails, and even some of their passwords were pretty easy to find. The reporters were also able to connect the phone number provided for Hegseth they were provided to a WhatsApp account.

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White House figures out how it texted secret bombing plans to a reporter

Ars Technica

As previously reported, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz last month invited The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat in which top Trump administration officials discussed a plan for bombing Houthi targets in Yemen. The Guardian reported: Read full article Comments

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U.S. security officials passwords found online, including people in Signal chat

Mashable Tech

security officials' private contact information and passwords have been found online within days of the Signal scandal. German publication DER SPIEGEL reports that it has uncovered U.S. On Monday, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg reported that he had mistakenly been added to a Signal group chat in which U.S.

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Waltz and staff reportedly used Gmail for official U.S. government business, raising security issues

Mashable Tech

security officials' passwords found online, including people in Signal chat The Washington Post reports that members of the U.S. Specifically, The Washington Post reports that Waltz had work documents and information on his schedule sent to his Gmail account. Unsurprisingly, the NSC has refuted The Washington Post 's report.

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Apples iPhone may be the new Signalgate scapegoat

Mashable Tech

Two weeks ago, The Atlantic 's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that national security advisor Michael Waltz had accidentally added him to a Signal group chat used by U.S. government officials planning to bomb Yemen. However, he did save the reporter's number in his iPhone under Hughes' name.

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U.S. officials in Signal chat left their Venmo data exposed online

Mashable Tech

officials' Venmo accounts has been found exposed online, including their contacts and even transaction histories for some. This follows Signalgate earlier this week , and the subsequent revelation that involved officials' private contact information and passwords could be found online. Data from several U.S. SEE ALSO: U.S.

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The Daily Show gleefully mocks Trump officials scrambling Signal chat excuses

Mashable Tech

As much as they're probably hoping it'll blow over, the story about Trump officials accidentally adding a reporter to their Signal group chat about bombing Yemen isn't going away anytime soon. People don't have a contact with, like, a phone number for a different person unless they're having an affair," responds Chieng.

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