The editor-in-chief of an American magazine was accidentally added to a group chat of high American government agents as the National Security Advisor of the US government incorrectly saved his telephone number after its iPhone proposal. It is believed that the result of an internal investigation, The Guardian reports. Information comes from three unnamed people who are familiar with it. Accordingly, the presence of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was the result of several mistakes, the basis of which was already laid in the US presidential election campaign. The investigation therefore contributed to the fact that US President Donald Trump has not released Michael Waltz.
The summary of the British newspaper At the beginning of the round, Jeffrey Goldberg’s email is for the Donald Trump campaign team in October. Editor of Atlantic -in -in -in sent questions about the injured military members about the statements of the candidate. Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes mimic the contents of an email-including content and sent it to Waltz via text messages to prepare it. He did not contact Goldberg and perhaps forgot the news. Instead, the iPhone later suggested adding Waltz to the Hughes entry. It is now a spokesperson of the National Security Council.
For this proposal, a function in iOS, which has been in existence for years, has been responsible, which suggests to contact the email to contact the telephone numbers if it assigns it. Waltz did not pay attention to the mistake and then his iPhone had Goldberg’s phone number under Brian Hughes. When he founded a chat group for attacks on Yemen, he accidentally added the famous journalist. Cyber security expert thomas rid ExplainedIt seemed for Walts that the Hughes belongs to the chat group – for all others, contacts as “JG” would have been published.
Parastic equipment unsuitable for secret meetings
Explanation makes it clear that private smartphones with their changing tasks and various applications are not authorized to such meetings and are particularly safe communication channels. Goldberg was eventually able to read secret information about military stroke on Yemen in the group. It is now known that group chats on signals are clearly more common in the US government. In addition, it is suspected that the messenger is also used because legally prescribed obligations for the collection can be avoided. In group chats for Yemen, it was set that the posts are automatically removed.
The Defense Minister, Pete Hegseth’s behavior, which is particularly active in chat, is now being investigated by the Pentagon. US President Donald Trump, who was not part of the group chat, has repeatedly placed himself behind the members. According to American media, however, he thought of releasing Waltz due to the affair, but then decided against it as it could be seen as a win win. The internal investigation report may also help Waltz. Waltz was also one of the US politics who has criticized Hillary Clinton’s lack of legal harassment in particularly so-called e-mail.
(MHO)