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TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked


The Trump administration’s favorite Signal clone, TeleMessage, has been hacked. The hacker got a hold of all kinds of delicate data, including contact information.

Today's report indicated the presence of other high-ranking government officials in archived chats on the app, including Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard and Vice President JD Vance. The hacker also accessed contact information of government officials, login credentials for TeleMessage and data pertaining to the US Customs and Border Protection agency. Prior to the Trump administration, government officials typically avoided consumer-grade messaging apps to hash out military plans.

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