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@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 16 hours ago

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

www.wired.com

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How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

www.wired.com

@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 16 hours ago
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The company behind the Signal clone used by at least one Trump administration official was breached earlier this month. The hacker says they got in thanks to a basic misconfiguration.
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    50•15 hours ago

    Here’s a link to the original article (from the same author) on the platform you should actually subscribe to.

    https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/

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      28•15 hours ago

      The Wired article is not based on the 404 article. This one goes into detail about the mechanics of the hack.

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      13•15 hours ago

      Non-paywall: https://archive.is/qwonI

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