The personal information, like mobile numbers, email addresses, and certain passwords of senior US President Donald Trump‘s security advisers, is accessible on the internet, according to a Wednesday report by German news magazine Der Spiegel.
After the Signal chat controversy, this is another case of sensitive information being leaked from the Trump administration.
The publication revealed that sensitive details, including mobile numbers, email addresses and certain passwords belonging to national security advisor Mike Waltz, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and defence secretary Pete Hegseth, are found through commercial data-search platforms and leaked online databases.
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These contact details, which remain largely current, were associated with various digital platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, Dropbox and location-tracking applications.
The report indicated that Gabbard and Waltz’s contact information was connected to their WhatsApp and Signal messaging accounts.
According to the German publication, most of these numbers and email addresses are still in use, with some of them linked to profiles on social media platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn.
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