Message App That Waltz Was Seen Using Is Probing Possible Breach
Michael Waltz during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on April 30.
Photographer: Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg
TeleMessage, the message-archiving app that former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz appeared to be using in a photograph of him communicating with other Trump administration officials, is investigating whether hackers exploited its technology.
A spokesperson for TeleMessage confirmed the inquiry in a statement on Monday and said the app’s services have been temporarily suspended. Owned by the Portland, Oregon-based software company Smarsh Inc., TeleMessage allows users to archive messages from the encrypted apps Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram.