Hacker News with Generative AI: Messaging Apps

Signal to Windows Recall: Drop Dead (computerworld.com)
Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it.
Security, Messaging Apps, Windows, Microsoft, Privacy
21 points by CrankyBear 34 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: Whenish – Plan Group Events in iMessages (apple.com)
Plan events right inside Messages! Create date polls, share availability, and find the best time to meet—without ever leaving the chat.
Group Events, Messaging Apps, Apple, Time Management, Productivity
40 points by devgoth 39 days ago | 56 comments
Google Messages is starting to roll out 'Delete for everyone' (9to5google.com)
Google Messages for Android is getting the ability to delete a chat message for everyone in a group RCS conversation.
Google Messages, Messaging Apps, Android, RCS
4 points by 01-_- 52 days ago | 1 comments
The Company Behind Signal Clone Mike Waltz Used Has Direct Access to User Chats (wired.com)
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.
Privacy, Security, Messaging Apps, Politics
16 points by CharlesW 55 days ago | 1 comments
TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs (micahflee.com)
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.
Privacy, Messaging Apps, Government, Security, Politics
262 points by micahflee 55 days ago | 75 comments
Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After 'Security Incident' (nytimes.com)
The application that the Trump White House has been using to collect and securely store messages sent on popular commercial encrypted apps has temporarily suspended service in the wake of a security breach, the application’s owner said on Monday.
Security, Messaging Apps, Government, Trump Administration
16 points by xnx 56 days ago | 0 comments
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked (micahflee.com)
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, 404 Media has learned.
Security, Government, Messaging Apps, Data Breaches
18 points by speckx 56 days ago | 0 comments
TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked (techcrunch.com)
A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported.
Cybersecurity, Government, Messaging Apps, Hacking
85 points by latein 56 days ago | 6 comments
Technical analysis of the Signal clone used by Trump officials (micahflee.com)
Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting.
Security, Politics, Messaging Apps, Technology
806 points by micahflee 59 days ago | 339 comments
The Signal Chat Leak and the NSA (schneier.com)
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who started the now-infamous group chat coordinating a US attack against the Yemen-based Houthis on March 15, is seemingly now suggesting that the secure messaging service Signal has security vulnerabilities.
National Security, Messaging Apps, Cybersecurity, Politics, Yemen
26 points by speckx 61 days ago | 6 comments
Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office (nytimes.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Defense, Security, Messaging Apps, Technology
9 points by jbegley 67 days ago | 0 comments
WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off (bbc.com)
WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is "entirely optional" - despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app.
Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, WhatsApp, Messaging Apps, Technology
31 points by bishopsmother 68 days ago | 7 comments
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (nytimes.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
National Security, Leaks, Military, Government, Messaging Apps
33 points by mraniki 71 days ago | 9 comments
Trump calls Signal chat fallout a 'witch hunt',says 'app could be defective' (apnews.com)
President Donald Trump downplayed the Signal chat leak Wednesday as a “witch hunt” and said, without evidence, that the encrypted messaging app “could be defective” as his administration struggles to stem the fallout.
Politics, Social Media, Messaging Apps, Encryption
14 points by croes 94 days ago | 7 comments
SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever (wired.com)
SignalGate, as it's come to be called, may be the biggest scandal to hit the Trump administration in its first months in power. But it's been great for Signal.
Messaging Apps, Politics, Security, Technology
123 points by bentobean 95 days ago | 86 comments
Use Signal – Surveillance Self-Defense (ssd.eff.org)
Signal is a free and open-source application for Android, iOS, and desktop that employs end-to-end encryption to keep communications safe.
Privacy, Security, Messaging Apps, Open Source
13 points by janandonly 96 days ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk to put his technical experts on the Signals leak (usatoday.com)
WASHINGTON − The Atlantic magazine published Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's messages to a group chat detailing the times and weapons used to strike Houthi targets in Yemen, as the fallout deepened over Trump administration officials using the encrypted chat app Signal to discuss classified war plans.
Security, Politics, Military, Messaging Apps
13 points by rossant 96 days ago | 10 comments
Ask HN: Is Washington Post correct in saying Signal is unsecure? (ycombinator.com)
"the conversation that occurred over an unsecure, commercially available messaging platform."
Security, Privacy, Social Media, Messaging Apps
50 points by killjoywashere 96 days ago | 106 comments
CIA Director Reveals Signal Comes Installed on Agency Computers (theintercept.com)
For years, U.S. officials villainized end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal as the domain of criminals and terrorists and a threat to national security.
National Security, Government Surveillance, Cybersecurity, Messaging Apps, Encryption
117 points by jbegley 97 days ago | 99 comments
Pentagon warned staffers against using Signal before White House chat leak (theguardian.com)
The Pentagon recently warned its employees against using Signal, the encrypted messaging app, due to a technical vulnerability, an NPR report reveals.
Security, Government, Messaging Apps, Privacy
31 points by n1b0m 97 days ago | 0 comments
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat (cbsnews.com)
The National Security Agency sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees in February 2025 warning them of vulnerabilities in using the encrypted messaging application Signal, according to internal NSA documents obtained by CBS News.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Messaging Apps, Government
27 points by jasoncartwright 97 days ago | 5 comments
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage (wired.com)
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
Cybersecurity, Espionage, Russia, Ukraine, Messaging Apps
10 points by Teever 97 days ago | 0 comments
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability (npr.org)
A Pentagon-wide advisory went out one week ago warning against using the messaging app Signal, even for unclassified information.
Security, Messaging Apps, Government, Pentagon
12 points by toomuchtodo 97 days ago | 1 comments
Letscage.com – P2P encrypted messaging app (letscage.com)
Messaging Apps, Privacy, Security, Encryption
10 points by m00dy 107 days ago | 1 comments
Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging (briarproject.org)
Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate.
Privacy, Messaging Apps, Security, Activism
450 points by CobaltFire 108 days ago | 211 comments
Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says (therecord.media)
KYIV, Ukraine — The encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped responding to requests from Ukrainian law enforcement regarding Russian cyberthreats, a Ukrainian official claimed, warning that the shift is aiding Moscow’s intelligence efforts.
Cybersecurity, Ukraine, Russia, Messaging Apps
18 points by nickcotter 110 days ago | 4 comments
Delta Chat, decentralized secure messenger (delta.chat)
Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app
Privacy, Messaging Apps, Open Source, Decentralized Technologies
6 points by ColinWright 113 days ago | 0 comments
Signal is the number-one downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? (techcrunch.com)
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, often sitting at the top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android across all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower.
Mobile Apps, Netherlands, Privacy, Messaging Apps
12 points by impish9208 120 days ago | 6 comments
Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect (theregister.com)
Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging providers to allow law enforcement officials to access encrypted user data, as Sweden continues to mull such plans.
Privacy, Encryption, Sweden, Messaging Apps, Law Enforcement
55 points by pseudolus 124 days ago | 18 comments
WhatsApp, Signal Sign letter against UK privacy bill, say they will not comply (2023) (cnet.com)
Signal, WhatsApp and other encrypted chat apps have come together to sign a letter warning of privacy risks associated with the UK's new online safety bill.
Privacy, Messaging Apps, Legislation, UK
77 points by toss1 129 days ago | 18 comments