Also, they’re using Signal to dodge FOIA requests, as well as subpoenas, which was recommended by the project 2025 leader Vought last year to hide their illegal activity
Please don’t spread FUD. That memo does NOT claim Signal has been compromised by Russia.
The actual claim is that Russia has used deceptive e-mail style tactics to trick people into authorizing a malicious “linked devices” request. This is a social engineering vulnerability, not a technical one.
To be clear, the Signal protocol has not been cracked. Russia has been using phishing attacks to get victims to link their signal account to a device Russia controls.
No, it’s much worse than that. The Pentagon announced not long ago that Signal has been compromised by Russia.
Hate to link reddit here, but this comment does a good job of explaining how damaging this really is:
https://redlib.freedit.eu/r/politics/comments/1jjn8qk/atlantic_editor_suggests_hes_open_to_sharing/mjoedt4/#mjoedt4
Also, they’re using Signal to dodge FOIA requests, as well as subpoenas, which was recommended by the project 2025 leader Vought last year to hide their illegal activity
Please don’t spread FUD. That memo does NOT claim Signal has been compromised by Russia.
The actual claim is that Russia has used deceptive e-mail style tactics to trick people into authorizing a malicious “linked devices” request. This is a social engineering vulnerability, not a technical one.
To be clear, the Signal protocol has not been cracked. Russia has been using phishing attacks to get victims to link their signal account to a device Russia controls.