Messaging app Signal is in the news, and not for anything positive. Defense Secretary and former Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth recently demonstrated how not to use a secure communications channel ...

New York (CNN) — If you hadn’t heard of Signal before Monday, chances are you have now. The secure messaging app, available for iPhones and Android devices, has long been popular with journalists ...

March 25 (Reuters) - Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers ...

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it's introducing a feature that allows users to back up their ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not clear whether the team at Signal believes the maxim that ...

The Trump administration is facing heavy blowback for using Signal, a messaging app, to discuss sensitive military plans. On March 24, officials’ usage of the app was revealed after The Atlantic ...

The chat app, which is run by a nonprofit foundation, has been downloaded 220 million times. Here's what to know about Signal, including who owns it and whether it's safe to use. The messaging app ...

An inspector general’s investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to discuss ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Signal and WhatsApp are both end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, but they differ in ownership and data collection practices. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, collects metadata on users, while Signal, a ...

The Pentagon's internal watchdog has concluded a monthslong review of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's improper use of the Signal app to discuss sensitive military operations.