Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
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Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including mobile phone numbers, is freely accessible on the internet.

Summary

DER SPIEGEL reporters uncovered private contact details and passwords of senior U.S. security officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, through public data leaks and commercial search engines.

The leaks revealed active phone numbers linked to Signal, WhatsApp, and social media accounts, raising severe security concerns.

This follows an recent exposed Signal chat discussed military plans against Yemen’s Houthi militia.

Security experts warned of phishing, spyware, and deepfake risks from the leaks.

  • huppakee@lemm.ee
    31·
    4 days ago

    They also figured out my pincode is 0000, der Spiegel is on a roll!