The modified Signal app used by Mike Waltz was reportedly hacked
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Summary
Telemessage, the Israeli software company that offers modified versions of popular messenger apps to the US government, has been subject to a significant hack.
Screen shots of the stolen data showed the names, phone numbers and emails of several Customs and Border Protection officers.
Further investigation shows that the hacker was able to access the contents of certain messages, government official contact information and login credentials for the backend service.
The ease with which the hacker obtained this data highlights the issue of so-called ‘Signal Clones’, which are modified versions of Signal, but are not end-to-end encrypted, and therefore not secure.
Telemessage’s website has since been wiped of any details on the services it offers.