Customs and Border Protection of its use of TeleMessage confirm the hacked signal clone
US The Customs and Border Protection Agency confirmed Wednesday that it uses at least one communication program built by the TeleMessage service, which adds to the clones of popular applications such as signal and WhatsApp by adding an archive mechanism to comply with records.
A CBP spokesman Rhonda Lawson said: “After the detection of a cyber accident, CBP was immediately disabled as a precautionary action.” “Investigations into the scope of violations are underway.”
Mike Waltz, a former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump, was photographed during a cabinet meeting last week using the TeleMessage signal, and the photo appeared to be communicating with other high -ranking officials, including Vice President JD VANCE, the US National Intelligence Manager, and what the US TUSI Gabbard,
In the days that this photo was released, TeleMessage reportedly had a number of violations that show security defects. The Android source code analysis also appears to show the major defects in the service security plan. With the emergence of these findings, Telemessage-an Israeli company that was completed last year by the US-based company Smarsh-has been waiting for research in its products.
“TeleMessage is investigating a potential security incident. After detecting, we did quickly to restrain it and engage a foreign cyber security company to support our research,” a spokesman for Smarsh said in a statement on Monday. “Due to caution, all TeleMessage services are temporarily suspended. All Smarsh products and services are fully operational.”
After stealing some data from TeleMessage in one of the recent violations, Wired contacted the CBP about the potential use of the software and showed that the CBP was potentially customer.
The US senator, Ron Weiden, called on the Ministry of Justice to investigate in a letter Tuesday, claiming that the service was “a serious threat to US national security”. TeleMessage is a federal contractor, but consumer programs it offers are not approved for use under US Federal Risk and Federal License Program or FEDRAMP. Weiden said in a letter that “several federal agencies” use TeleMessage, claiming that the company “has sold the insecure dangerous communication software to the White House and other federal agencies.”
There is still no complete accounting of US government officials and agencies who have used this software.
