Here’s what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn’t include Signal
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Summary
US officials discussed plans for a military attack on Yemen in a Signal group chat, revealing a surprising lack of cybersecurity understanding within the Trump administration.
The group included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who inadvertently invited an Atlantic journalist into the conversation.
juristponym deliberated conversation should have taken place in a secure room, with all involved electronics sequestered beforehand.
Signal’s end-to-end encryption is solid but vulnerable to physical spying like keyloggers or cameras.
The Trump administration insists the plans were not classified, but the information leaked would have put American military assets at risk.
It is unclear whether other military planning discussions are also conducted over Signal.