Hegseth connected to Signal app through unsecured ‘dirty line’

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a “dirty line,” which refers to an unsecured internet connection, to connect to the Signal app on a personal computer in his office, multiple outlets reported.

A Pentagon spokesperson denied that Hegseth used an unsecured connection in a statement to the Associated Press.

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