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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

According to the Portuguese national intelligence service (SIS), the hacker group targeted WhatsApp and Signal accounts of government officials, diplomats, and military personnel.

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Hacker attack
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's State Department budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 20, 2025.

Rubio impersonator uses AI to contact US gov't officials, attempts to steal information

At least five individuals outside the State Department were targeted, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress.

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Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data across US government

A hacker who breached communications used by ex-Trump adviser Mike Waltz accessed messages from more US officials than reported, raising serious data security concerns in the administration.

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U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Numerous White House personnel firings may come soon as next week - report

Despite the recent Signalgate scandal by national security adviser Mike Waltz, one White House official said that he would not be among those fired.

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White House national security adviser Waltz to leave post, source says

Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, are expected to leave their posts on Thursday, CBS News reported. 

MAY 1, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Trump says that Hegseth 'doing a great job' at leading Pentagon following reports of leaks

The New York Times reported that Trump told Hegseth that he also had plenty of experience with 'leakers.'

APRIL 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025

White House searches for new defense secretary after Hegseth's second Signal blunder – NPR

This comes after the New York Times reported that Hegseth had included members of his family in chats regarding US military strikes in Yemen.

APRIL 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
(Illustrative) US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretaty Pete Hegseth over a backdrop of leaked Signal Chat messages of a US strike on the Houthis in Yemen.

What’s Jewish about 'Signalgate?'- opinion

Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg is the latest in a long line of courageous and principled Jewish journalists

APRIL 2, 2025BySTAN POLOVETS
Jeffrey Goldberg:

ווצאפ ווב - כיצד להתקין ולהשתמש בו דרך הדפדפן

(WhatsApp Web) –מדריך ומידע חדשני למשתמש בתוכנת וואצאפ ווב וחלופות שונות לתוכנה

NOVEMBER 19, 2023ByMAXWELL STERLING