Europe EditionMessaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack
- In May 2025, a cyber intruder took advantage of a security flaw in TeleMessage, an Israeli messaging service used by certain U.S. Government officials, resulting in the exposure of archived messages.
- The breach occurred because TeleMessage modifies encrypted messaging apps to capture and store decrypted messages on external servers, creating new security risks.
- The compromised data included confidential communications involving U.S. Government agencies, a major cryptocurrency platform, and prominent financial institutions, while messages from former Adviser Mike Waltz and other officials from the Trump administration remained secure and were not accessed.
- According to 404 Media, an individual claiming responsibility for the breach accessed TeleMessage's backend within 15 to 20 minutes by using intercepted credentials and shared screenshots containing conversations related to government and political matters.
- The incident highlights how archiving decrypted messages undermines end-to-end encryption, raising urgent concerns about securing high-level government and private communications.
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Phone app Mike Waltz was photographed using is investigating a hack
A phone app that Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, apparently used to save his text messages has temporarily suspended its services as it investigates a cybersecurity incident, a spokesperson for the app’s parent company told CNN on Monday.
Portland firm suspends messaging app used by Trump official after apparent hack
Portland-based tech firm Smarsh has stopped offering a digital messaging app called TeleMessage, notably used by Trump administration official Mike Waltz, after hackers breached the app.
Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
A messaging service used by former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has temporarily shut down while the company investigates an apparent hack. The messaging app is used to access and archive Signal messages, but is not made by Signal itself. 404 Media reported yesterday that a hacker stole data "from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the US government to archive message…
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