Israel-based TeleMessage, owned by Smarsh, offers its clients a way to archive messages, including voice notes, from encrypted apps. The messages of cabinet members and Waltz were not compromised ...

Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz went from using Signal to using a Signal-like product from digital archiving firm Smarsh. CEO of Portland-area's 2nd largest software co. moves to ...

Portland-based tech firm Smarsh has stopped offering a digital messaging app called TeleMessage, notably used by Trump administration official Mike Waltz, after hackers breached the app.

The application, TeleMessage, is owned by Smarsh, a company based in Portland, Ore., which provides tools for governments to comply with record-keeping regulations and laws. Last week, a Reuters ...

Review finds texts from over 60 government employees in hack of TeleMessage public records compliance service after ex-Trump adviser Waltz spotted checking messages via application ...

“Out of an abundance of caution, all TeleMessage services have been temporarily suspended. All other Smarsh products and services remain fully operational,” the Smarsh spokesperson sai ...

TeleMessage's parent company Smarsh has yet to comment on the matter. All of this happened after Waltz accidentally revealed he used TeleMessage during a cabinet meeting last week. This led people ...

The app was founded in 1999 in Israel before it was acquired by the Portland, Oregon-based company Smarsh in a two-year process that closed in 2024. TeleMessage maintains an office in Israel.

The full story is here. Portland-based Smarsh is in the eye of a national security storm with reports Sunday its TeleMessage business was hacked and messages — including those of former National ...