Signal downloads spike in the US and Yemen amid government scandal | TechCrunch
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8:58 AM PDT ยท March 27, 2025
The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week.
High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J. D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to the group chat, giving him access to these highly s...
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