tired: SignalGate
@wired.com: The Signal clone, TeleMessage—which Mike Waltz appeared to use in a Reuters photo—has been hacked. And Customs and Border Protection also confirmed it used TeleMessage.
Welp.
@wired.com: The Signal clone, TeleMessage—which Mike Waltz appeared to use in a Reuters photo—has been hacked. And Customs and Border Protection also confirmed it used TeleMessage.
Welp.
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
After a hacker reportedly stole data from TeleMessage Signal that included references to CBP, the agency has now confirmed that it used the app but has now “disabled” it as a “precautionary measure.”
www.wired.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
tired: SignalGate
@wired.com: The Signal clone, TeleMessage—which Mike Waltz appeared to use in a Reuters photo—has been hacked. And Customs and Border Protection also confirmed it used TeleMessage.
Welp.
@wired.com: The Signal clone, TeleMessage—which Mike Waltz appeared to use in a Reuters photo—has been hacked. And Customs and Border Protection also confirmed it used TeleMessage.
Welp.
TeleMessage has taken everything down from their website www.telemessage.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
TeleMessage has taken everything down from their website www.telemessage.com
We broke the news that TeleMessage, a Signal-clone used by the Trump administration, was hacked. Lawmakers demanded answers from the DOJ, and CBP, which used TeleMessage, paused its use of the tool. TeleMessage itself suspended operations too www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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.
www.404media.co
June 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We broke the news that TeleMessage, a Signal-clone used by the Trump administration, was hacked. Lawmakers demanded answers from the DOJ, and CBP, which used TeleMessage, paused its use of the tool. TeleMessage itself suspended operations too www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
We revealed that TeleMessage, the Signal clone used by the Trump administration, had been hacked: www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We revealed that TeleMessage, the Signal clone used by the Trump administration, had been hacked: www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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.
www.404media.co
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
TeleMessage is the app National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was using, along with JD Vance, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Feel safe?
May 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
TeleMessage is the app National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was using, along with JD Vance, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Feel safe?
TeleMessage, the Israeli company that makes the modified Signal app used by Trump officials, was hacked. “I would say the whole process took about 15-20 minutes,” the hacker said micahflee.com/the-signal-c...
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.
micahflee.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
TeleMessage, the Israeli company that makes the modified Signal app used by Trump officials, was hacked. “I would say the whole process took about 15-20 minutes,” the hacker said micahflee.com/the-signal-c...
1. BREAKING
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages.
TeleMessage is the platform that Mike Waltz was seen using during a cabinet meeting.
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages.
TeleMessage is the platform that Mike Waltz was seen using during a cabinet meeting.
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.
bit.ly
May 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
1. BREAKING
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages.
TeleMessage is the platform that Mike Waltz was seen using during a cabinet meeting.
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages.
TeleMessage is the platform that Mike Waltz was seen using during a cabinet meeting.
One good thing here - he's using TeleMessage.
TeleMessage archives Signal chats. So all those chats that were supposedly missing from the last Signal investigation might actually exist somewhere!
TeleMessage archives Signal chats. So all those chats that were supposedly missing from the last Signal investigation might actually exist somewhere!
May 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One good thing here - he's using TeleMessage.
TeleMessage archives Signal chats. So all those chats that were supposedly missing from the last Signal investigation might actually exist somewhere!
TeleMessage archives Signal chats. So all those chats that were supposedly missing from the last Signal investigation might actually exist somewhere!
Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs. My findings are based on TM SGNL's source code, and they are corroborated by hacked data micahflee.com/despite-misl...
Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs
Despite their misleading marketing, TeleMessage, the company that makes a modified version of Signal used by senior Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs from its customers.
In this post I ...
micahflee.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs. My findings are based on TM SGNL's source code, and they are corroborated by hacked data micahflee.com/despite-misl...
NEW: TeleMessage, the Signal knockoff used by Mike Waltz and potentially other gov officials to archive group chats in plaintext, has suspended all services after it was hacked *at least twice.* @404media.co reported a hack last night; a different hacker also broke in and gave me evidence.
TeleMessage suspends services after hackers claim breach
The app was seemingly used by Mike Waltz in last week's cabinet meeting, according to a photograph published by Reuters.
www.nbcnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW: TeleMessage, the Signal knockoff used by Mike Waltz and potentially other gov officials to archive group chats in plaintext, has suspended all services after it was hacked *at least twice.* @404media.co reported a hack last night; a different hacker also broke in and gave me evidence.
We were the first to write about the hack of Telemessage, the Signal clone being used by the Trump admin. US govt seems to have stoped using it and Telemessage itself has shut down
www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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.
www.404media.co
June 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We were the first to write about the hack of Telemessage, the Signal clone being used by the Trump admin. US govt seems to have stoped using it and Telemessage itself has shut down
www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
Waltz is using TeleMessage, which archives Signal messages.
Meaning all those messages that were supposedly gone from the last investigation might actually exist somewhere...
Meaning all those messages that were supposedly gone from the last investigation might actually exist somewhere...
Honestly this is just incredible content.
May 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Waltz is using TeleMessage, which archives Signal messages.
Meaning all those messages that were supposedly gone from the last investigation might actually exist somewhere...
Meaning all those messages that were supposedly gone from the last investigation might actually exist somewhere...
Signal Clone TeleMessage Deleted Video About How It Works—Here’s What It Said
🔗 www.404media.co/signal-clone...
🔗 www.404media.co/signal-clone...
Signal Clone TeleMessage Deleted Video About How It Works—Here’s What It Said
A hacker compromised TeleMessage, a company that provides Signal chat archiving services to the Trump administration. TeleMessage has now hidden a video on YouTube that explained its Signal service.
www.404media.co
May 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Signal Clone TeleMessage Deleted Video About How It Works—Here’s What It Said
🔗 www.404media.co/signal-clone...
🔗 www.404media.co/signal-clone...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
After a hacker reportedly stole data from TeleMessage Signal that included references to CBP, the agency has now confirmed that it used the app but has now “disabled” it as a “precautionary measure.”
wrd.cm
May 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.
The US Customs and Border Protection agency says it has "disabled" its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government's risk assessment program, was hacked.
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
After a hacker reportedly stole data from TeleMessage Signal that included references to CBP, the agency has now confirmed that it used the app but has now “disabled” it as a “precautionary measure.”
www.wired.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The US Customs and Border Protection agency says it has "disabled" its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government's risk assessment program, was hacked.
Check it out. I just published TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool micahflee.com/telemessage-...
TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool
I've spent the last week or two writing code to make sense of the massive hack of data from TeleMessage, the comically insecure company that makes a modified Signal app that Trump's former national se...
micahflee.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Check it out. I just published TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool micahflee.com/telemessage-...
TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US government officials, has been hacked after Mike Waltz was seen using it.
Bro should be collecting unemployment by now.
What a total disgrace.
Bro should be collecting unemployment by now.
What a total disgrace.
May 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US government officials, has been hacked after Mike Waltz was seen using it.
Bro should be collecting unemployment by now.
What a total disgrace.
Bro should be collecting unemployment by now.
What a total disgrace.
Anyone who thought the Signal archiving utility TeleMessage was going to keep those chats encrypted and well-protected was completely out of their mind.
May 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Anyone who thought the Signal archiving utility TeleMessage was going to keep those chats encrypted and well-protected was completely out of their mind.
SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser’s Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Back in May, Unicorn Riot broke the story that TeleMessage, an Israeli vendor, used a WordPress system to manage sensitive message collection in #Signalgate.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Back in May, Unicorn Riot broke the story that TeleMessage, an Israeli vendor, used a WordPress system to manage sensitive message collection in #Signalgate.
SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser's Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App - UNICORN RIOT
Mike Waltz had a rough Thursday. A photographer caught him using a Signal-like interface to view chats on his phone. TeleMessage copies messages using a forked version of Signal. We found more details...
unicornriot.ninja
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser’s Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Back in May, Unicorn Riot broke the story that TeleMessage, an Israeli vendor, used a WordPress system to manage sensitive message collection in #Signalgate.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Back in May, Unicorn Riot broke the story that TeleMessage, an Israeli vendor, used a WordPress system to manage sensitive message collection in #Signalgate.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT LMAOOOOO www.telemessage.com
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TeleMessage helps businesses with robust communications and archiving offerings, and solutions powered by its API cloud platform.
www.telemessage.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT LMAOOOOO www.telemessage.com
I'm demanding an investigation into the Trump administration's apparent use of the knockoff Signal app, TeleMessage. Senior government officials using a shoddy, foreign-owned communications app poses massive national security and counterintelligence threats.
NEW: Sen. Ron Wyden calls for Justice Dept. probe of White House message-archiving tool after two reported hacks of TeleMessage. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Administration’s altered Signal chats pose new cyber risks, experts say
Hackers say they have breached the message archiving system Trump officials have adopted since the Signal chat debacle in March.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm demanding an investigation into the Trump administration's apparent use of the knockoff Signal app, TeleMessage. Senior government officials using a shoddy, foreign-owned communications app poses massive national security and counterintelligence threats.
new “someone admitted they use TeleMessage” drinking game just dropped www.wired.com/story/cbp-co...
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
After a hacker reportedly stole data from TeleMessage Signal that included references to CBP, the agency has now confirmed that it used the app but has now “disabled” it as a “precautionary measure.”
www.wired.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
new “someone admitted they use TeleMessage” drinking game just dropped www.wired.com/story/cbp-co...
My latest on the clean OPSEC saga: TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreesen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more micahflee.com/telemessage-...
TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreesen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more
I've been digging through the 410 GB of Java heap dumps from TeleMessage's archive server, provided by DDoSecrets. Here's a description of the dataset, some of my initial findings, details about an up...
micahflee.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My latest on the clean OPSEC saga: TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreesen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more micahflee.com/telemessage-...