A July 3 diplomatic cable sent from the department warned that the imposter contacted at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a U.S. member of Congress, the Washington Post first reported. "The Department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to improve the department’s cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents," the statement, attributed to a senior State Department official, said. The administration was previously embroiled in scandal for the use of Signal to share detailed secret plans for a U.S. strike on Iran-backed militants in Yemen via a group chat consisting of top Trump administration officials that accidentally included The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
Author: James Powel, USA TODAY
Published at: 2025-07-08 21:38:35
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