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That chat, as the world knows by now, mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who received an unexpected invitation from President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, who later said Goldberg was invited by mistake.
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The complaint filed late Tuesday in Washington federal court follows an explosive Atlantic article revealing that its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added by mistake to a group Signal chat involving top U.S. officials and White House advisers discussing imminent military action in Yemen.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic published the U.S. attack plans that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared on the Signal messaging app, in a group chat that included other top Trump administration officials and, by mistake, the media outlet’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Not intentionally, of course—but whether by mistake, manipulation, or malicious intent, human actions or inactions played a role in 74% of breaches last year.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The complaint filed late Tuesday in Washington federal court follows an explosive Atlantic article revealing that its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added by mistake to a group Signal chat involving top U.S. officials and White House advisers discussing imminent military action in Yemen.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic published the U.S. attack plans that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared on the Signal messaging app, in a group chat that included other top Trump administration officials and, by mistake, the media outlet’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Not intentionally, of course—but whether by mistake, manipulation, or malicious intent, human actions or inactions played a role in 74% of breaches last year.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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