Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
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Summary
Former US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has stepped down after being pictured using the messaging platform Signal during a cabinet meeting, with further revelations about his use of the platform for controversial discussions that should have been secured.
Waltz used the Israeli-made TeleMessage Signal app to chat with top US officials including JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Tulsi Gabbard, as well as outside parties such as The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was inadvertently included in a group chat Waltz created to coordinate a March military strike in Yemen.
Use of the app raised concerns over breaches of traditional government “operational security” protocols and compliance issues with federal records-retention laws.
The TeleMessage Signal app is outfitted with a “mobile archiver” tool that records and stores messages sent through the app, which is insecure for discussions of a sensitive nature.
