Signal Clone Used By Trump Officials Reportedly Breached — Hacker Says It Took 20 Minutes

A hacker breached TeleMessage, a government-approved messaging app used by Trump administration officials, exposing archived communications from the platform’s modified version of Signal, 404 Media reported.

TeleMessage modifies popular encrypted apps like Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram to comply with federal archiving rules, and was recently thrust into the spotlight after former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was photographed using the service at a cabinet meeting. The breach allowed the attacker to extract sensitive data belonging to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and crypto lobbyists involved in promoting legislation in the Senate, according to the outlet.