Signal: Trump's former security advisor messaging app hacked, even the US President could not escape from hackers

The Signal-like messaging app of US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has been hacked. The hacking is reportedly set to leak US government agencies and private companies sensitive data. This app, TeleMessage, appears and functions just like Signal, and offers a record archiving feature as well, and is heavily employed by US government officials for record-keeping.

The report says that the backend of TeleMessage was accessed by the hacker, which contained usernames and passwords, backend access panels, and fragments of certain chat messages. The information is claimed to relate to government bodies such as Customs and Border Protection and private organizations such as Coinbase.

In a conversation with 404 Media, the hacker said, "It only took me 15-20 minutes, it didn't require much effort." The hacker also claimed that he did not inform TeleMessage about this, as the company would try to hide it. Although the messages of Mike Waltz or other top officials have not been hacked, archived communications of other users have been revealed. Signal has distanced itself from this clone app and said that it cannot guarantee the security of the unofficial version of Signal.

This incident has raised questions about the reliability of apps that modify popular services like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram for archiving. Experts say that while these features help in keeping records, they can also put data security at risk by making the system vulnerable.

The matter became even more serious when a picture of Mike Waltz surfaced in which he was using the TeleMessage app during a cabinet meeting. A few days after this, he was removed from the post. It is being told that he had created a Signal group on US military activities in Yemen, in which a prominent journalist was accidentally added.