The White House today confirmed that the editor -in -chief of The Atlantic was included in the recipients of information on an upcoming military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen. This is an unprecedented breach of the security protocol and essentially a bustling blunder, which is being investigated.

“At this stage it appears that the messaging chain referred to in the article is authentic and we are investigating how a number was accidentally added,” the recipients were accidentally added, “said Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council.

Earlier today, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg revealed in a lengthy article that he had been added to a group of recipients of encrypted messages on the Signal platform, receiving the detailed March 15th attack on the rebels in Yemen.

“Defense Minister Peter Hegschez sent me the plan of attack” two hours before the start of the business, including details “about weapons, goals and timetables,” writes Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief of The Atlantic magazine.

He explains that it all started with a briefing on March 11 by National Security Adviser Mike Walts via the Signal messaging platform, which is popular among journalists and politicians because of the confidentiality it promises. Two days later, a message was followed by a “coordination” of action against the Houthi.

According to Goldberg, the list of recipients included, among other things, US Vice President Jay Di Vans, Foreign Minister Marko Rubio and CIA chief John Ratcliff. He said that until March 15, he was informed by top US government officials, such as Defense Minister Pitt Hegstez, of the upcoming blows in Yemen. “I could not believe that the President’s National Security Council would be so careless that it included the editor of The Atlantic magazine” in such confidential discussions, said journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.