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(The Guardian) Chinese hackers targeted phones used by Trump and Vance – report
Chinese hackers have targeted phones used by Donald Trump and JD Vance, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
According to the sources, investigators are trying to determine what communication data may have been taken or observed.
They added that Trump’s and Vance’s teams have been alerted this week and that the two men were “among a number of people inside and outside the government whose phone numbers had been targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems”, the New York Times reports.
It added that Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung did not directly address whether the phones used by Trump and Vance have been targeted. The outlet did however report that Cheung blamed the Biden-Harris administration for allowing a foreign adversary to target the campaign.
In August, the FBI said that Iranian hackers targeted the Trump campaign and sent documents to the Biden campaign.
Iran’s efforts include “thefts and disclosures” and “are intended to influence the US election process”, a joint statement by the FBI, the office of the director of national intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said at the time.
Chinese hackers have targeted phones used by Donald Trump and JD Vance, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
According to the sources, investigators are trying to determine what communication data may have been taken or observed.
They added that Trump’s and Vance’s teams have been alerted this week and that the two men were “among a number of people inside and outside the government whose phone numbers had been targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems”, the New York Times reports.
It added that Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung did not directly address whether the phones used by Trump and Vance have been targeted. The outlet did however report that Cheung blamed the Biden-Harris administration for allowing a foreign adversary to target the campaign.
In August, the FBI said that Iranian hackers targeted the Trump campaign and sent documents to the Biden campaign.
Iran’s efforts include “thefts and disclosures” and “are intended to influence the US election process”, a joint statement by the FBI, the office of the director of national intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said at the time.
