Donald Trump’s management of high -level tasks, Yemen, an air strike against the popular messaging application is planned through Signal. At the center of this remarkable event, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor -in -chief of The Atlantic magazine, took part. According to Goldberg’s statement, only hours before the attack on March 15, accidentally added to this special signal chat group. The journalist, who provided early access to the attack details, said that the group’s name was “Houthi PC Small Group, and that there are names such as Vice President JD Vance, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard.
According to Goldberg, the conversations in the group chat were quite comfortable and the content included extremely sensitive issues. However, the sharing of such secret military information through encrypted messaging applications at the consumer level is considered a serious weakness by security experts. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement after the incident, “We are accidentally added to the chain,” he confirmed the situation indirectly.
Although Signal has a structure that prevents the display of end -to -end encryption by third parties, this protection becomes dysfunctional if the wrong people are included in the group. According to the views of national security law experts, consumer practices such as Signal are not among the platforms approved for the sharing of secret military information. For this reason, it is emphasized that the group conversation should not be created from the beginning.
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After the attack, group members celebrated each other by sending muscle power, American flag and punch emojis. In addition, JD Vance, “I do not think the president is aware of the contradiction with European messages,” he said. Vance’s spokesman William Martin tried to reduce the importance of these words, “President and Vice President evaluated this issue later and reached a full agreement,” he said.
On the other hand, it is stated that such conversations on Signal are not only in terms of security but also in terms of legal problems. The discussion of military plans through unauthorized devices and unapproved platforms is considered as a clear violation of national security protocols. In case of a possible loss of device or hacked, it is stated that state secrets may be seriously endangered.
This event once again raised the effect of technology on decision -making processes and how vital it is to comply with security protocols. In particular, the authorities who have been in public office or in which digital platforms and conditions share critical information can have significant results in many areas from international relations to internal security. The limited explanations from the White House may cause the issue to be brought back to the agenda with different dimensions in the coming days.