Published on: 2025-05-06 07:37:21
A messaging service used by former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has temporarily shut down while the company investigates an apparent hack. The messaging app is used to access and archive Signal messages, but is not made by Signal itself. 404 Media reported yesterday that a hacker stole data "from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the US government to archive messages." 404 Media interviewed the hacker and reported
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The messaging app used by at least one top Trump administration official has suspended its services following reports of hackers stealing data from the app. Smarsh, TeleMessage’s parent company, says it is now investigating the incident. “TeleMessage is investigating a potential security incident. Upon detection, we acted quickly to contain it and engaged an external cybersecurity firm to support our investigation,” a Smarsh spokesperson told WIRED in a statement. “Out of an abundance of cautio
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TeleMessage, an Israeli company that sells an unofficial Signal message archiving tool used by some U.S. government officials, has suspended all services after reportedly being hacked. Smarsh, the parent company of TeleMessage, confirmed that all TeleMessage services have been suspended while it's investigating what it described as "a potential security incident." "TeleMessage is investigating a potential security incident. Upon detection, we acted quickly to contain it and engaged an external
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-06 10:59:25
A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that former U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz was using TeleMessage’s modified version of Signal. Israel-based TeleMessage, owned by S
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Last Wednesday, former national security advisor Mike Waltz was photographed at a cabinet meeting using TeleMessage, a modified version of Signal, the encrypted messaging app that has been the source of much ire for the Trump administration. TeleMessage’s key modification to Signal (and other end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat) is that it archives messages, putting it in compliance with data retention laws for federal employees. But just because it supports c
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is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. A hacker has obtained direct messages and contact information from TeleMessage, the Israeli software company that offers modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, and other apps to the US government, according to a report from 404Media. Last week, a photo of former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appeared to show him using a Signal clone
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The big picture: A breach at TeleMessage highlights a critical vulnerability in modifying end-to-end encrypted messaging apps to include archiving features. While TeleMessage claims it preserves Signal's encryption during communication, the process of capturing and storing decrypted messages for archival purposes inherently introduces new security risks. Once these messages are archived on external servers, they become susceptible to unauthorized access if those systems are not properly secured.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-07 06:59:25
A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that former U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was using TeleMessage’s modified version of Signal. Israel-based TeleMessage, owned by S
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Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar with Waltz, he's most well known for inviting The Atlantic's editor-in-chief to secret Trump administration war crimes Signal group. They discussed, and executed, bombing an urban apartment building full of civilians to kill a single man. 404 Media journalist Joseph Cox published a story pointing
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