PC Mag – “US government officials discussed war plans in a Signal chat, then blamed the leaks on the messaging app. But Signal and other encrypted apps are secure—as long as you use them correctly.Human error is often at the heart of a cybersecurity catastrophe. That’s why, in our private messaging app reviews, we note that secure messaging services are only as safe as those using them. For example, you shouldn’t use a free, open-source messaging app to discuss war plans. Even if that app is an Editors’ Choice winner for the best end-to-end-encrypted (E2EE) messaging, like Signal.  An app is only as secure as the person who is using it. A recent example of this occurred earlier this week, when The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported that a Trump administration official invited him to a group chat on Signal. The chat group’s membership included several high-ranking US government officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hesgeth. The topic of conversation? The then-upcoming airstrikes in Yemen. Adding a journalist from a highly influential publication to your secret chat group is a mistake, but the biggest security risk comes from using a communication platform incorrectly…”