What Is Signal, the Messaging App Used by Trump Officials, and Is It Safe?

Here's what to know about the messaging app used by Trump Administration officials to discuss military strikes on Yemen.
The Nevada Independent

Nevada DMV admits to talking with ICE on encrypted app, walking back court argument

The Nevada DMV communicated with ICE over Signal for its work on a federal task force that it says does not relate to ...
Gizmodo

Signalgate: Modified Signal App Used by Former National Security Advisor Was Hacked

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 ...
AOL

What Is Signal, the App at the Center of 2 US Military Controversies?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Signal are back in the news. The New York Times reported Sunday that Hegseth created a Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother. The details of the ...
Yahoo

Knock-off Signal app Mike Waltz was caught using can be hacked in ‘15 to 20 minutes,’ report says

The “knock-off” Signal app Mike Waltz was caught using, which lacks security guarantees, can be hacked in “15 to 20 minutes,” according to a report. “I would say the whole process took about 15 to 20 ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

The Pentagon's watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military ...
Yahoo

Mike Waltz says Signal app is 'recommended' for government. What's the truth?

After messages from Mike Waltz's leaked chat on the Signal app went massively public months ago, he was ousted as President Donald Trump's top national security adviser. Now, he's up for a new ...