Overview

• CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, affirming that Signal is authorized for unclassified government communications.
• Ratcliffe confirmed his participation in the Signal group chat discussing Yemen strikes but denied sharing classified information, calling the communications lawful and permissible.
• The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to the Signal group chat involving senior Trump administration officials.
• The Pentagon recently issued warnings about Signal's vulnerabilities, citing risks from Russian hacking groups exploiting the app's features.
• Lawmakers, including Senator Mark Warner, expressed concerns over operational security and demanded greater transparency, including the release of the chat's transcript.