Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly twice shared operational details about military missions via Signal, a commercial messaging app.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over his use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss U.S. military operations, including operational details about strikes in Yemen.

The controversy began when Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic magazine’s editor in chief, reported last month that he’d been included in a group chat in which Hegseth shared sensitive information. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that Hegseth had discussed similar details in a separate Signal chat, this time including his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

Neither Hegseth nor the White House has denied the messages are real, but they’ve insisted the information shared wasn’t classified. Still, backlash has grown as lawmakers, former officials and cybersecurity experts question whether Hegseth mishandled national defense information — and whether the Trump administration is doing enough to protect it.