The FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-investigating-minnesota-signal-minneapolis-group-ice-patel-kash-rcna256041

FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using to share information about federal immigration agents’ movements, launching a new front in the Trump administration’s conflict there with potential free speech implications.

Patel said in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that he wanted to know whether any Minnesota residents had put federal agents “in harm’s way” with activities such as sharing agents’ license plate numbers and locations.

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bytesonbike@discuss.online · 131 pts · 226d

Right now, there are 2 dead people in Minnesota and 7 dead people in ICE captive.

I don't give a fuck about federal agents when they are leaving a trail of bodies.

Mist101@lemmy.world · 83 pts · 226d (1 reply)

None of these actions by citizens are illegal. Way to waste tax payer money. So glad the swamp got drained and we're great again!

Insekticus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 224d

Swamp actually got dredged to make more room for more scum

asiago@anarchist.nexus · 65 pts · 226d

that's exactly the kind of bullshit I'd expect a fascist lapdog to say.

not_that_guy05@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 226d

Bitch shouldn't you worry about the excessive use of force ICE is using? Stop wasting our time and money and investigate the murders and executions that are occurring.

Scared eye looking motherfucker.

flowers_galore2@lemmynsfw.com · 32 pts · 226d (1 reply)

Where are the Epstein files, you lowlife piece of trash?

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 2 pts · 225d

distracting you from taking matters in to your direct acts.

NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 226d

They all use ALPR cameras to track us all day, fuck 'em.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 226d

Incompetent fascist fuckwit

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 14 pts · 226d (13 replies)

Good luck trying to decrypt the texts

TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website · 16 pts · 226d (3 replies)

They’re hoping to be add to the chat by error

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 5 pts · 226d (2 replies)

I see. Hopefully the group catches news of this

Chulk@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 225d (1 reply)

Its already been infiltrated. Been having people harassing us all week. Some bootlicker on Twitter found the names of all the dispatchers in one of the rapid reaponse groups and submitted it to the FBI.

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 1 pts · 225d

Fuck that shit

anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 226d (1 reply)

Signal is secure. The issue here is this was a public group chat that some assholes joined.

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 4 pts · 225d

Then they better start anti canary trap flushes.

JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 225d (1 reply)

Don't need to decrypt anything if someone gets caught with an easy phone unlock or flips. End to end means end to end. With the size of some of the groups and potential to infiltrate, I would assume that the comms are already compromised to one degree or another. If you get one of the ends, encryption means nothing. I bet kash's FBI just doesn't know who has it yet.

yonderbarn@lazysoci.al · 1 pts · 225d

True. And your last point is notable. This leadership is ruthless but dumb as fuck.

ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 225d (4 replies)

The metadata alone can give them plenty

gnuthing@piefed.social · 0 pts · 225d (3 replies)

Metadata is encrypted on signal

ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 225d (2 replies)

You're probably thinking of things like in-app metadata like message timestamps or internal signal protocol stuff or something... But that's not what I'm referring to.

For example, Signal and whatsapp can leak device and app activity (which can be surprisingly serious given most mobile AFU vulnerabilities)

And as an example by comparison: Session et al have better anonymity and transit-metadata obfuscation

To further explain what i mean: the Katzenpost network is being developed with post-quantum encryption and puts strong emphasis on metadata security... The latter is a significantly more challenging problem than just sending encrypted packets.

Say the line Bart

scala@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 224d

Any idea if Threema captures metadata like signal? Looking to switch to a country that doesn't bend over to the facists.

gnuthing@piefed.social · 1 pts · 224d

Thank you for sharing that, I will read up on it

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 226d

WTAF? Why is it assumed by this dickhead that agents get to operate in complete anonymity and secrecy?

While these "agents" are creating a database of people they are improperly labeling "terrorists"?

We pay for these assholes. We should know who the fuck they are.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 226d

Any evidence of any of these goons actually being harmed, mate? I'm thinking it's more likely they're using the information so their targets can avoid them.

AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 225d

Cry more asshole.

6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 225d

Gonna run to every corner of the globe on this one. VPN’s can be a real MF’er sometimes 🤣

hark@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 225d

A cop is a cop after all, and we all know what all cops are.

redsand@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 223d

https://simplex.chat/

http://isdb4l77sjqoy2qq7ipum6x3at6hyn3jmxfx4zdhc72ufbmuq4ilwkqd.onion/

Get fucked Kash. You have no tools for simplex. White papers and audits on the website.

favoredponcho@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 226d
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