Class downloads in the US and Yemen in the Government scandal

The encrypted messaging app signal is an unexpected focus on this week.

High-ranking officials of Trump, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth, reported an attack plans Through Yemeni Houthis a potential Unauthorized group conversation about the signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, this was incorrect in group conversation, gave him access to them Highly sensitive discussionsHe later published.

The signal app itself did not give or operate in an unexpected way. On the contrary, a journalist is a user error to add a conversation to the conversation on US military plans – a mistake that the government can prevent the security protocols indeed.

At Monday, when the Atlantic’s story was broken, the world signal downloads in iOS and Google Play, the average day average in the last 30 days, the app exploration firms increased by 28%. In the United States, the downloads increased by 45% on Monday, 42% in Yemen. Before the scandal, the signal was selected between social media applications in Yemen and social media applications, but reached Monday # 9.

The signal did not meet the demand for TechCrunch comment.

All communication in the signal is encrypted, that is, people in a conversation can see texts – people who work in the signal may not know what users are talking about. However, the signal is expected to be a consumer product for reliable messaging, not an iron-covered depository for government military plans.

He said he had hegseth “There is no war plans” In the signal chat, discussed in the Atlantic Messages The details of the attack are the details of the hegseth showing the details of the weapons and planes to be used as well.

The government continues on Thursday investigate This is a monumental security deficiency.