Chinese hackers reportedly targeted the cellphones of former President Donald Trump and vice-presidential candidate, Senator JD Vance, far-left New York Times first reported.
According to ABC News citing insiders, the Trump-Vance campaign was alerted earlier this week about potential infiltration into the devices of both Trump and Vance.
Sources familiar with the situation informed ABC News that these attacks are part of a larger, highly sophisticated cyber campaign believed to be orchestrated by state-affiliated actors from China.
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint statement confirming an investigation into unauthorized access to U.S. telecommunications systems by individuals allegedly tied to the Chinese government.
Although their statement did not directly name the Trump-Vance campaign, insiders have confirmed the former president and his running mate are among those targeted.
The U.S. Government is investigating the unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China.
After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other potential victims. The investigation is ongoing, and we encourage any organization that believes it might be a victim to engage its local FBI field office or CISA.
Agencies across the U.S. Government are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with our industry partners to strengthen cyber defenses across the commercial communications sector.
JUST IN: @FBI, @CISAgov confirm #China-linked hackers targeted/accessed commercial telecommunications infrastructure
Affected companies have been notified & offered technical assistance, investigation is ongoing pic.twitter.com/4kGpuiAj6n
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) October 25, 2024
This is a developing story.
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