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"Der Spiegel reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to [America's] top officials."

Just wildly speculating here but it feels like if you combine this with the Signal "linked devices" attack, you get a scenario where [someone] might have pwned 's phone and used their access to publicly embarrass him by adding to the group chat.

spiegel.de/international/world

DER SPIEGEL · Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found OnlineBy Patrick Beuth

@cryptadamist But why should Russia or China do this. The Trump Administration is the best that could happen to them.

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

@tbachner yeah i agree that is the weak point in this line of speculation. also why would they burn their access to Waltz's phone? they definitely would not do that.

but maybe someone else would...