Reports that senior Trump administration officials discussed classified military operations using the encrypted texting app Signal have raised serious security concerns.
Although Signal provides encryption, lawmakers and cybersecurity specialists have warned that it is still susceptible to hacking and should never be used for private government communications.
When journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic was accidentally included in a Signal group discussion where senior Trump officials were discussing military operations in Yemen, the issue became apparent. Goldberg called the conversation an act of “shocking recklessness” and said it included “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.”
Mark Montgomery, senior director of the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, criticised the decision, saying, “I guess Signal is a few steps above leaving a copy of your war plan at the Chinese Embassy—but it’s far below the standards required for discussing any elements of a war plan.”
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