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Lawmakers from both parties expressed outrage after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief revealed he was accidentally included in a Trump administration Signal chat discussing Yemen airstrikes.

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) called for investigations and firings, labeling it a serious security breach.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) criticized the use of non-secure systems, warning that adversaries like Russia and China could exploit it.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) condemned the administration’s mishandling of classified information, saying it endangers national security.

  • jve@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    did it on an unsecure pplatform

    Everything I’ve ever read about Signal seems to indicate that it’s pretty damn secure.

    That said, when you accidentally invite a reporter to the chat, E2E encryption loses a lot of its effectiveness.