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Hegseth Had 'Dirty' Internet Line Added to His Office for Signal

  • Bob Cronin--Newser
  • published date: 2025-04-24 22:15:00 UTC

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told the AP . Known as a "dirty" internet …

Other Pentagon offices have used them, particularly if there's a need to monitor information or websites that would otherwise be blocked. But the biggest advantage of such a line is that the user wou… [+2288 chars]