The cases are already being investigated by US authorities. For now, it is unclear what type of data the hackers may have accessed.
Chinese hackers broke into the mobile phones of former US President Donald Trump, Republican candidate for the White House, and JD Vance, his number two in the election campaign. They also managed to access mobile phones associated with the campaign of Democrat and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Reports that the cellphones of Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance had been hacked were reported by the New York Times, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. The American newspaper reported that the two Republicans learned this week that They were among a group of peoplesome from the government, whose mobile phones had been improperly accessed.
The Trump campaign did not confirm the news, but their communications director accused the US vice president of encouraging countries like China and Iran to attack US infrastructure to prevent the former leader from returning to the White House.
The same day, the Associated Press revealed that some cellphones belonging to Kamala Harris’ campaign were also improperly accessed. The cases, the AP states, citing two North American sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, are already being investigated by the authorities and For now, it is unclear what type of data the hackers may have accessed..
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In a statement released this Friday, the FBI said it is investigating “unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China.” However, he did not mention at any time who the hackers’ targets had been. “U.S. government agencies are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with industry partners to strengthen cyber defenses across the commercial communications sector,” the agency said.
Sources interviewed by AP believe that Trump, JD Vance and the Harris campaign were just some of the targets of the operation launched by China. Furthermore, it is nothing new, as Beijing has been orchestrating hacking campaigns for several years to collect private data from Americans and government officials.
Source: Observadora
