Coverage dated March 24, 2025 to March 25, 2025

Is Signal Safe? Cybersecurity Expert Weighs In On App Trump Team Used In Group Chat With Journalist

Headline from Forbes

Melissa O'Leary, CSO at Fortalice Solutions, discussed cybersecurity concerns after security leaders inadvertently added a journalist to a Signal group chat.

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Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. officials used Signal to share war plans. What is the messaging app and is it safe? (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Experts say Signal is the most secure messaging app. Even top U.S. officials use it. Should you?

  2. CBS News

    What to know about Signal, the app used by Trump officials to text war plans (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.

  3. Sofrep

    Signal App Mishap Exposes U.S. Military Plans to Journalist (opens Sofrep)

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    Sofrep's feed description

    The accidental inclusion of a journalist in a Signal chat about sensitive military plans is a sharp reminder of how easily digital missteps can turn into national security headaches.

  4. NBC Chicago

    What is Signal and how secure is it? What to know after US officials shared war plans on it (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    What is Signal and how safe is it? A magazine journalist's account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials raised questions.

  5. CNET

    What Is Signal, the App Used to Accidentally Send a Reporter Military Plans? (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The app offers encrypted messaging, but a report found that Russia-aligned actors were targeting it.

  6. The Hill

    War plans group chat raises questions about Signal, cybersecurity (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Top Trump administration national security officials’ use of the messaging app Signal is raising new questions about the platform and how the administration is transmitting sensitive government information.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    What is Signal, the app Trump officials used to text attack plans? (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A journalist

  8. WMUR

    What is Signal? (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled.

  9. ABC 7 San Francisco

    What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans? (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Signal is an app that can be used for direct messaging and group chats as well as phone and video calls.

  10. The Hill

    What is Signal, app used in Yemen war plans chat? (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    High-level Trump officials used Signal to communicate details about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen, sparking interest in the secure messaging app. Here's what to know about it.

  11. The Oregonian

    The Signal app was used by Trump officials to share airstrike plans. What is it? (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled.

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    What is Signal, the app used by officials to share attack plans? (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A journalist's account of being added to a chat of U.S. security officials raised questions about how sensitive information is supposed to be handled.

  13. Time

    What Is Signal, the App Used by Trump Staff, and Is It Safe? (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Here's what to know about the messaging app used by Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials to discuss military attack plans on Yemen.

  14. Forbes

    Is Signal Safe? Cybersecurity Expert Weighs In On App Trump Team Used In Group Chat With Journalist (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Melissa O'Leary, CSO at Fortalice Solutions, discussed cybersecurity concerns after security leaders inadvertently added a journalist to a Signal group chat.

  15. Forbes

    Use Of Signal App By Trump Officials Provides Crisis Communication Lessons (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The story of how national security officials used the Signal encrypted app to discuss a planned attack on terrorists in Yemen provides key crisis communication lessons.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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