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National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisions

Engadget

The Washington Post reports that members of the White House's National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. That covers sensitive data for individuals such as social security numbers or passwords, much less confidential or classified government documents.

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Hegseth reportedly shared Yemen attack details on second Signal chat with his wife and others

Engadget

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly held a second private Signal chat on upcoming Yemen strikes with members including his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to The New York Times. It was initially created to allow discussions around routine schedule and administrative information on Hegseth's personal device.

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The Trump administration’s Signal scandal shows humans will always be the weakest link in cybersecurity

Fast Company Tech

military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to reports, The Atlantic s Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal chat that included the presidents national security adviser and the secretary of defenseapparently because National Security Adviser Michael Waltz misidentified Goldberg (whose display name was simply J.G.)

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The government’s Signal leak is a national security nightmare, but the memes are great

Mashable Tech

government officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and more. government officials to use Signal, but it would also be pretty stupid to include a journalist in that chat. They created copypasta messages.

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Trump National Security Adviser Accidentally Sent Plans for a Bombing Campaign to a Random Journalist

Futurism

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was accidentally added to a group text message between key national security advisers as they discussed an upcoming offensive strike in Yemen and nobody seemed to know he was there until after the bombs went off. A few days later, the Houthi group chat was created.

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Trump abruptly ousts the National Security Agency chief

Fast Company Tech

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. A day later, Trump said he fired some White House National Security Council officials. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move. Loomer, who has claimed the Sept.

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The Trump administration accidentally texted military plans to a journalist. The White House says its fine.

Mashable Tech

The Trump administration accidentally texted an Atlantic journalist its plans to bomb Yemen last week. government officials, including Vice President JD Vance , Secretary of State Marco Rubio , and Fox News host turned Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. government officials to use Signal to plan military operations.

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