Hegseth’s Use of Passwords Raises New Security Concerns
Revelations about the defense secretary’s passwords came after he discussed details of planned U.S. airstrikes on a messaging app.
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Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After ‘Security Incident’
The clone, TeleMessage, was the subject of a reported hack in which the contents of some direct messages and group chats were stolen.
Waltz’s Use of Messaging Platform Raises New Security Questions
A Reuters photographer captured an image of Michael Waltz’s phone screen during a White House cabinet meeting, a day before he was ousted from his job as national security adviser.
How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
Trump Extends Deadline for a TikTok Deal
The app was facing a Saturday deadline to change its ownership or face a ban in the United States.
With TikTok Deadline Looming, Details of a Potential Deal Emerge
The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.
How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul
The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.
Republicans in Congress React to Signal Chat Leak With Collective Shrug
A few G.O.P. lawmakers said they would look into the breach, but party leaders largely tempered their criticism of the Trump administration.
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
The Democratic Party Reconsiders a Huge, Vulnerable Database of Voter Information
The party’s storehouse of everything it knows about American voters required an extraordinary intervention to keep it running, people involved said. A meltdown could have crippled its campaigns nationwide.