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Signal

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193 articles decelerating

Signal has appeared in 193 articles since 2015-11. Coverage peaked in 2025Q1 with 14 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Apple.

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193
mentions
Velocity
-85.7%
growth rate
Acceleration
-3.357
velocity change
Sources
64
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-22
CyberScoop 13 related

The FBI and CISA warn hackers tied to Russian intelligence services are targeting users of messaging apps such as Signal with phishing attacks

2026-03-21
CyberScoop 13 related

The FBI and CISA warn hackers tied to Russian intelligence services are targeting users of messaging apps such as Signal with phishing attacks

It echoes earlier alerts from the Netherlands and Germany, and is the latest to warn about targeting of Signal users and others.  —  Learn more.

2026-01-21
Bloomberg 1 related

Signal's Meredith Whittaker says deeper integration of AI agents into devices is “perilous” for encryption, since agents need access to lots of data across apps

Artificial intelligence agents that autonomously carry out tasks pose a threat to secure apps such as Signal …Forums:SlashdotForums:Msmash /Slashdot:AI Agents ‘Perilous’ for Secure Apps Such as Signal...

2025-12-28
Washington Post 2 related

ChatGPT told a teen who died by suicide to call for help 74 times over months but also used words like “hanging” and “suicide” very often, say family's lawyers

Help Nitasha Tiku report on mental health and AI by contacting her securely on Signal at nitasha.10.

2025-10-28
The Verge

After AWS's major outage, Signal's Meredith Whittaker says there “isn't really another choice” but to use AWS and “the entire stack” is “owned by 3-4 players”

Meredith Whittaker is using the AWS outage as an opportunity to highlight the 'concentration … Bluesky: @meredithmeredith , @meredithmeredith , @meredithmeredith , and @meredithmeredith Forums: r/tech...

2025-08-30
TechCrunch 19 related

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users”

“Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages … Matt Suiche : New WhatsApp advisory (CVE-2025-55177) just came out.  Amnesty International says they have been investigating cases...

2025-07-25
The Verge 5 related

Microsoft's Recall is meeting a lot of resistance from app developers, with Brave and AdGuard joining Signal in blocking the controversial Windows AI tool

Brave and AdGuard are both following Signal's lead in blocking Microsoft's AI tool. … Microsoft's controversial Recall feature …

2025-05-22
Ars Technica 21 related

Signal says its desktop app will block Windows from taking screenshots of it by default due to Recall's privacy risks; users can enable screenshots in settings

Signal Messenger is warning the users of its Windows Desktop version that the privacy of their messages is under threat by Recall …

2025-05-21
Reuters 4 related

Distributed Denial of Secrets: the TeleMessage hacker stole messages from 60+ US government users covering about one day ending on May 4, including travel plans

A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier … Bluesky: @metacurity.com , @stokel , @zachsdorfman , and @micahflee.com Mastodon: @...

2025-05-18
Wired 4 related

How a hacker breached the Signal knockoff app TeleMessage in about 20 minutes thanks to a basic misconfiguration, leading to sensitive data spilling out

The company behind the Signal clone used by at least one Trump administration official was breached earlier this month.

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Signal has appeared in 190 Techmeme articles since January 2015. The biggest stories include Trump officials accidentally added The Atlantic's EIC to a Signal group chat about the... and Perplexity's unsolicited $34.5B bid for Chrome with claimed VC backing is clearly a.... Frequently covered alongside WhatsApp, Telegram, Meredith Whittaker, Android, and Facebook. Coverage has shifted toward developer, consumer themes and away from regulation, safety.

Key Moments

2024Q2safety +18pts; developer +9pts; consumer -14pts
2024Q3safety -18pts; developer -9pts; consumer +21pts
2024Q4enterprise +33pts; consumer -33pts; regulation -33pts

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