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Senator Calls for DOJ Probe into TeleMessage Breach

5/8/2025

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Senator Ron Wyden is calling on the Department of Justice to probe TeleMessage, a messaging app tied to the Trump administration, following a breach that exposed sensitive U.S. government communications. With claims of secure archiving but no real end-to-end encryption, the app's vulnerabilities have sparked serious national security alarms. TeleMessage has now halted its services as investigations unfold.

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Senator Ron Wyden is calling on the Department of Justice to probe TeleMessage, a messaging app tied to the Trump administration, following a breach that exposed sensitive U.S. government communications. With claims of secure archiving but no real end-to-end encryption, the app's vulnerabilities have sparked serious national security alarms. TeleMessage has now halted its services as investigations unfold.