Customs protection and limits confirm their use to reproduce the penetrated signal from a distance

US The Customs and Border Protection Agency confirmed on Wednesday that it uses the application of at least one communication application through the Telemessge service, which It creates cloning from common applications such as Signal and WhatsApp With the addition of an archiving mechanism to comply with the rules for retaining the records.

“After discovering an electronic accident, CBP immediately disabled Telemessge as a precautionary measure,” she told a spokesperson for CBP Rhonda Lawson Wire. “Investigate the scope of the breach is continuing.”

Former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump is now filmed Mike Walz last week using a remote signal during the cabinet meeting, and it appears that the image shows that he is communicating with other high -ranking officials, including Vice President JD VanceDirector of the American National Intelligence Tolsi GabbardAnd what appears to be US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In the days after the publication of the image, Telemessage was said to have suffered a series to Violations Which clarifies with regard to security defects. The Android source symbol analysis seems to be the application as well It indicates the basic defects In the service security scheme. With the emergence of these results, TELEMESSAGE-an Israeli company completed the acquisition last year by the United States-based SMARSH-Impose a service pause On its products awaiting the investigation.

“TELEMESSAGE is investigating a possible security incident. Upon discovering, we acted quickly because it contained and participated in an external security company to support our investigation,” Smarsh spokesman told Wire in a statement on Monday. “Introduction to an abundance of caution, all medical services have been suspended temporarily. All other SMARSH products and services are still fully operating.”

WIRED CBP called about its potential use of the program yet Some data The stolen from Telemessage indicated in one of the recent violations that CBP was likely to be a customer.

American Senator Ron Widan called on the Ministry of Justice to investigate medicine in A. letter On Tuesday, she claims that the service is a “serious threat to American national security.” Telemessge is a federal contractor, but the consumer applications it provides It has not been approved For use within the framework of the risk management and licensing program in the US government, or FedramP. In his letter, Widen pointed out that “many federal agencies” are used remotely, stressing that the company “has sold the non -safe communication programs to the White House and other federal agencies.”

There is still any complete public accounting for US officials and government agencies who used the program.