A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in Telemessage to break the service and steal data, Depending on the reports of 404 media. Telemessage is an Israeli company that provides modified versions of encrypted messaging applications as a signal and telegram.
It was revealed last week that the former US National Security Councilor Mike Waltz The modified Signal Telemessage version To archive messages. Today’s report indicated the presence of other high-ranking government representatives in archived discussions on the application, notably Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard and Vice-President JD Vance.
The nameless pirate was able to access archived cats, but he does not seem to have participated in Waltz conversations. However, the hack proves that the application archiving of the application messages is not encrypted from start to finish.
The pirate also accessed the contact details of government representatives, connection identification information for televagism and data relating to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency. Some companies that use the service, such as Coinbase and Scotiabany, have also been hacked. 404 MediSpoke to the anonymous pirate, who said that everything “only took 15 to 20 minutes” and that it was not much effort “. Smarsh parent company has not yet commented on the issue.
All this occurred after Waltz accidentally revealed that he had used Telemessage at a meeting of the firm last week. This led people to wonder what type of information was shared on the application and how it was secure. Now we know that it has not been very well secured.
Telemontation makes a statement to Reuters Saying that he “investigated a potential security incident” and suspended his services “by abundance of prudence”.
Of course, only a few weeks for signalgate, in which it was revealed that senior American officials used the messaging application signal to discuss active combat operations. Before the Trump administration, government representatives have generally avoided consistent quality messaging applications to military plans. Instead, they used sensitive compartmentalized information installations (SCIF) and internal encrypted communication channels.
Update, May 5, 2025, 3:38 PM HE: Adding a telemessage declaration to confirm that they are investigating a security incident.
