Signal messaging app and its security

When the White House disclosed that senior US officials were using the free messaging app Signal for a private group chat, it made headlines.

Jeffrey Goldberg, the chief editor of the Atlantic, was among the group that inadvertently discussed plans for an attack against the Houthi group in Yemen.

There has been a massive backlash after Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer called it “one of the most stunning” military intelligence leaks in history and called for an investigation.

However, what is Signal in reality, and how safe were the communications between the top politicians on it?

Gabbard embarks on a journey to India, Thailand, and Japan.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will tour Thailand, Japan, and India during her diplomatic trip to Asia. She will also attend a major security summit in New Delhi to boost Indo-Pacific relations. This is her second foreign trip since assuming service under the Trump administration; soon after her confirmation, she went to Germany to the Munich Security Conference.

Why People Are Cutting Back Their Online Profiles

A steadily increasing number of people are reducing their online presence as digital presence has become virtually essential to daily activities. People are reevaluating their internet data-sharing practices because of privacy apprehensions, growing artificial intelligence (AI), and cyber threat developments.

Musk reports that X is facing a cyberattack.

On March 10th, X, a social media platform, experienced intermittent outages reportedly due to a critical cyberattack, as stated by its owner Elon Musk, attributed the disruption to an unusually powerful cyberattack.