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Pete Hegseth’s Personal Signal Chat Phone Number Is All Over the Internet

BAD CALL!

The Department of Defense boss’ number is linked to Airbnb, a fantasy sports site and a plumber review.

Black and white photo of Pete Hegseth with the lyrics from the Tommy Tutone lyrics, "867-5309, Jenny, I've got your number" with "Jenny" crossed out and replaced by "Pete"
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters

Pete Hegseth has been accused of leaving himself open to hacking by America’s enemies by using his personal phone number in a top-security Signal chat that was easily accessible on numerous internet sites and apps.

The embattled defense secretary’s phone number could be found in such diverse places as WhatsApp, Facebook,...

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