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Chinese Hackers Targeted Phones of Trump, Vance, and Harris Campaign Associates: US Officials

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Multiple sources, including the New York Times and BBC News, report that Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by former US President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance. The investigation, led by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is ongoing, with officials attempting to determine what communication data was taken or observed by the hackers.

  1. US
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    1. 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.
  2. US
    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
    1. The investigation is ongoing, and we encourage any organisation that believes it might be a victim to engage its local FBI field office or CISA.
    2. 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.
  3. US
    Jake Sullivan
    US National Security Agency
    1. Our adversaries do look at American elections as points to try to influence, to try to undermine confidence in our democracy, to try to put their thumb on the scale.

sources

  1. 1.South China Morning Post
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.CTV News
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.Associated Press
  7. 7.CBS News
  8. 8.New York Times
  9. 9.Times
  10. 10.Wall Street Journal

perspectives

  1. 1.2024 US Presidential Election
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.US-China Relations
  4. 4.Cybersecurity

countries

  1. 1.ChinaCN
  2. 2.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  3. 3.Russian FederationRU
  4. 4.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Verizon
  2. 2.Republican Party
  3. 3.Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyUS
  4. 4.Democratic PartyUS
  5. 5.Federal Bureau of InvestigationUS
  6. 6.White HouseUS
  7. 7.Chinese EmbassyCN
  8. 8.Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIR
  9. 9.Salt Typhoon

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.James David VanceUS
  3. 3.Kamala HarrisUS
  4. 4.Christopher WrayUS
  5. 5.Steven CheungUS
  6. 6.Chuck SchumerUS
  7. 7.Devlin Barrett
  8. 8.Jake SullivanUS
  9. 9.Jill Colvin
  10. 10.Maggie Haberman
  11. 11.Michelle L Price
  12. 12.Rich Young

technicals

  1. 1.Volt Typhoon
  2. 2.Capitol Hill
  3. 3.Typhoon Flax