Summary
Lawmakers are reevaluating Signal use after Trump officials mistakenly added journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a sensitive national security chat about a planned strike on Houthi rebels.
Some Congress members have since anonymized their profiles for security.
Signal remains widely used for sensitive communication on Capitol Hill despite phishing attempts targeting lawmakers.
Officials stress that encrypted apps like Signal are still vulnerable to human error and phishing, though Signal denies flaws in its encryption. Lawmakers urge caution, especially when traveling abroad, to minimize security risks.
These guys are all fucking idiots. The pentagon warned a year ago, and google just a month ago, foreign nations have been sending tailored QR codes to targets in phishing attacks. If a user falls for it and scans the code, the hacker’s device is added to the user’s account as a linked device and will get a copy of every message the user sends or receives.
None of these twats are even remotely tech savvy and I’d be willing to bet that more than a few have already fallen for such attacks. Using non-government devices and apps for secure communications if fucking stupid.
Ah yes, solving the actual problem by changing your username.
