American magazine The Atlantic on Wednesday released the details of plans for US airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen that were mistakenly shared by top Trump administration officials with its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, on the messaging app Signal. The screenshots of the chat on the “Houthi…
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Trump Administration Tackles Fallout Of Stunning Yemen Chat Breach
US intelligence sharing could be impacted by a stunning security breach that saw a journalist inadvertently added to a chat group of top Trump officials discussing military plans, a Democratic senator warned Tuesday. The United States and allies around the world share intelligence that helps keep…
Signal Head Defends Messaging App’s Security After US War Plan Leak
London: The president of Signal defended the messaging app’s security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss a looming US attack on Yemen’s Houthis. Signal’s Meredith Whittaker did not directly address the blunder, which…