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2025-04-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-
US defense secretary shared war plans with family in 2nd Signal chat — report
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Posted by trailing wife 2025-04-21 2025-04-21 02:17|| || Front Page|| [263 views ]  Top
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#1 A security/secrecy system is as strong as its weakest link and video communication of this nature, using generic consumer hardware consists of a myriad of links.

What protects the general public is the high cost of breaching individual communication links not infeasibility.

For really sensitive communications, mechanical teletypes in an electromagnetically shielded room using strong encryption could be considered reasonably secure (excluding the human factor).

Everything beyond is a matter of money and there are lots of players who would invest millions to get access to the US SecDef's data.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-04-21 04:56||   2025-04-21 04:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's an article on just one huge class of vulnerabilities affecting all even remotely modern computer systems to an extent.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-04-21 06:57||   2025-04-21 06:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Hegseth sent detailed info on upcoming military strikes on Yemen’s Houthis in a private group that included his wife, brother and lawyer, The New York Times says

It was probably: "I'll be really busy the next couple days, this thing in Yemen is hopping up. Tell the kids I love em and buy pizzas or something for dinner"
Posted by Frank G 2025-04-21 08:13||   2025-04-21 08:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Says it all ...

Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer
Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-21 08:59||   2025-04-21 08:59|| Front Page Top

#5 The rot is deep in the Pentagon. They are desperate to get rid of Hegseth. So he must be disrupting them. Don't let them force you out with lies. Keep fighting Pete!
Posted by Hupoluth Dribble3876 2025-04-21 09:21||   2025-04-21 09:21|| Front Page Top

#6 It's not Hegseth, it's Trump they're after.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-04-21 10:01||   2025-04-21 10:01|| Front Page Top

#7 His brother is on staff as a media advisor, so he was in the room for those meetings anyway.
Posted by trailing wife 2025-04-21 10:35||   2025-04-21 10:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Does someone have unauthorized access to Hegseth's phone?
Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2025-04-21 16:29||   2025-04-21 16:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Whew! Tweeted video at the link:

President Trump Gives SAVAGE Response to Reporter Asking if He Still Has Confidence in Pete Hegseth After Latest Signal Chat Leak
Posted by trailing wife 2025-04-21 21:45||   2025-04-21 21:45|| Front Page Top

#10 I have a suggestion, STOP USING Signal. FFS!
Posted by Gerthudion Bucket9415 2025-04-21 22:46||   2025-04-21 22:46|| Front Page Top

#11 These are "unforced errors" in Tennis terms.

These need to stop. Now.
Posted by Crusader 2025-04-21 23:49||   2025-04-21 23:49|| Front Page Top

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