Signal encountered a significant security leak when The Atlantic's editor in chief was inadvertently added to a sensitive military group chat on the app. In reaction, Signal's founder, Matthew Rosenfeld, humorously highlighted the incident on social media, ironically promoting the platform's unique features. His post addressed the absurdity of being randomly included by high-level officials discussing military operations, contrasting sharply with the serious concerns raised by US officials regarding the leak. Social media reactions were mixed, with users divided over accountability and signaling a need for enhanced security measures.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.
Rosenfeld was referring to Monday's news that The Atlantic's editor in chief was accidentally added to a Signal group chat called 'Houthi PC small group.'
The chat's constituents were discussing sensitive military operations, such as strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to The Atlantic's editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
Comments on his post were mixed, with some blaming the officials who made the mistake and others saying that the platform should improve its security.
Collection
[
|
...
]