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Signal downloads spike in the US and Yemen amid government scandal

The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added […]



Signal downloads increased in the US (45%) and Yemen (42%) following a report in The Atlantic that U.S. officials, including Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, discussed plans for attacks on Yemeni Houthis in a Signal group chat to which an Atlantic editor was mistakenly added. The incident is being investigated as a security failure.

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