TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreessen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more
💡Update May 26, 2025: I've published the source code for TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool
DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server
💡Update May 21, 2025: I've written a new detailed analysis of the heap dump dataset itself: TeleMessage customers
How the knock-off Signal app used by Trump officials got hacked in 20 minutes
💡Update May 19, 2025: Uh oh: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server
DOGE bro Kyle Schutt's computer infected by malware, credentials found in stealer logs
Kyle Schutt is a 37 year old "DOGE software engineer," according to ProPublica. In February, Drop Site News
Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs
💡Update May 18, 2025: I described TeleMessage's trivial vulnerability in an article for WIRED: How the knock-off
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials
💡Update May 4, 2025: I have published quite the follow-up story, if I may say so myself: The Signal
TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials
💡Update May 3, 2025: I have posted a follow-up, Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal
Hunting street-level cell phone surveillance with Rayhunter
Things are scary in the US right now. ICE is disappearing students for protesting genocide and kidnapping innocent people off
An interview with Privacy Guides about Cyd, Lockdown Systems, OnionShare, and more
Privacy Guides is a non-profit website that publishes news and recommendations about security and privacy tools. The passionate privacy
