The outlet, citing publicly available information, claimed an email address linked to Hegseth was in use just a few days ago.
It said WhatsApp and Signal accounts purportedly belonging to Waltz appear to have been deactivated after it reached out to both accounts for comment.
Der Spiegel reported that its staff also found private Google accounts linked to Gabbard in use as recently as two weeks ago.
A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told Fox News Digital Thursday that “this occurred almost 10 years ago, and the platforms mentioned haven’t been used in years and the passwords have changed multiple times.”
White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly also told Fox News Digital “Passwords and accounts associated with the reported leaks are nearly a decade old, and passwords have long been changed.”
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