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Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary

The Pentagon warned employees against using the encrypted messaging app Signal due to a potential vulnerability exploited by Russian hackers.

The warning came just before a security breach where top Trump administration officials, including the vice president and defense secretary, accidentally added a journalist to a Signal group chat discussing military strikes in Yemen.

The leak sparked outrage and criticism, though Trump downplayed it as a "glitch."

Signal stated it was unaware of any unaddressed vulnerabilities.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you (well, not specifically you 😁) are old enough, you might remember "I love you" virus.

It worked extremely well on non technical people.

All one needs is something to boost (or question) the ego of all those idiots and the game is over.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I taught my folks through repetition and annoyance to always verify anything that claims to be me or about me, to never click a link in an email but to type in the site, or call the number on the back if a card, etc.

Thank god because they got one of those "your child has been in a horrible accident and is in jail and needs money" calls. They were initially almost fooled but they remembered what I told them. They called me. I was fine.

I also gave them a phrase to use to verify me.

Still, anytime my mom us unsure about something on her phone or computer or whatever she would call me.

Basic security is pretty basic.

Zero trust. Always verify.