The United States Government has announced the beginning of an investigation into an attempted infiltration by hackers “associated with China” into mobile phones used by the Republican candidate for the White House and former president of the country, Donald Trump, and his candidate for the Vice President, JD Vance.
In a joint statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirm the launch of an operation to clarify the exact circumstances of the “unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China.”
Once the attempt was known, both agencies “They immediately notified the affected companiesprovided technical assistance and quickly shared information to help other potential victims.”
The official statement does not mention Trump or Vance but it coincides with the news previously provided by the ‘New York Times’ about an attempted Chinese “hacking” of the mobile phones of the two Republican candidates to gather information about them and the rival Democratic campaign led by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
According to the outlet’s sources, Trump’s campaign team was informed that the former president and his running mate were among several people whose phone numbers had been confiscated. attacked by infiltrating the telephone systems of the Verizo operatorn, according to the newspaper. A spokesperson for the company confirmed to the ‘Times’ that it is assisting in the Government’s investigation.
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