(CNN) Jared Kushner's unusual decision to use WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders and conduct government business has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts that highly sensitive government communications could be at risk of exploitation by foreign governments and hackers. As well as raising questions over whether Kushner has broken White House rules, cybersecurity experts have raised concerns that sensitive national security information communicated by him may be vulnerable to hackers and foreign governments. According to Cummings, when Lowell was asked if Kushner ever communicated classified information on WhatsApp, Lowell responded, "That's above my paygrade." But even with the White House counsel's blessing, experts warn that any high-profile government officials taking their cybersecurity into their own hands are putting their information at risk. "I trust a team of trained security experts from NSA way more than I trust a guy named Jared who sells real estate," Crose told CNN.

Source: CNN March 23, 2019 14:03 UTC