Telemessage, a signal clone that the Trump administration uses is hacked
Hacker has used a calf vulnerability to break the service and steal data, According to reporting by 404 mediaS Telemessage is an Israeli company that provides modified versions of encrypted messages such as signal and telegram.
Last week it was revealed that former US national security advisor Mike Waltz used The modified version of the Telemessage signal to back up messages. Today’s report indicates the presence of other high -ranking civil servants in archived chats in the app, including Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabard and Vice President JD Vance.
The unskilled hacker gained access to archived chats, but it does not appear to have entered any of the Walks’ conversations. However, the hack proves that the application backup service is not encrypted from end to end.
The hacker also has access to contact information for civil servants, telemes and data entry and data relating to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency. Some companies that use the service, such as Coinbase and Scotiabank, were also hacked. 404 MediHe spoke to the anonymous hacker, who said that the whole thing only “took about 15-20 minutes” and that “was not much effort at all.” Telemessage’s Mother Smarsh He will still comment on the question.
All this happened after Waltz accidentally revealed that he used a telemesage during a cabinet meeting last week. This made people question what information was shared in the application and how it was provided. We now know that it is not so well provided.
Telemesage gave a statement to Reuters Saying that he “investigates a potential security incident” and terminates his services “from an abundance of caution.”
Of course, only a few weeks have passed from the signal, which has been revealed that top US officials are using the message signal to the message to Discuss active combat operationsS Prior to the Trump administration, government officials usually avoid user -class messages to dispose of military plans. Instead, they used sensitive individual information facilities (SCIF) and internal encrypted communication channels.
Update, May 5, 2025, 15:38 et: A statement from Telemessage has been added to confirm that they are investigating an incident for sure.
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