The defense department has rated signal an unmanaged messaging app, which means it is not authorized to access or transmit nonpublic defense information, according to the washington post. Strikes that experts say almost certainly were. Goldberg said he got an unsolicited invitation on the signal messaging platform on 11 march by an account named michael waltz, and was then added to the group chat about yemen two days later.
Secret US war plans leaked in a Signal group chat by accident
This is why democrats and security experts are alarmed.
On wednesday, the atlantic published a fuller look at the contents of the messages in this group chat, including sensitive details about u.s