Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Vance and Harris’ election campaign, US reports say

The US government is investigating suspected attempts by Chinese hackers to tap data from phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, as well as the campaign of their challenger, Vice President Kamala Harris, US media reported on Friday.

The reports, which cite people familiar with the matter, came out around the same time the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said they were investigating “unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors linked to have with the People’s Republic of China”. .

“After identifying specific malicious activity targeting the industry, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, provided technical assistance, and quickly shared information to identify other potential victims. help,” the federal agencies said in a statement. joint statement.

“The investigation is ongoing and we encourage any organization that believes they may be a victim to contact their local FBI field office or CISA,” she added.

The Trump campaign was made aware this week that Trump and Vance were among a number of people inside and outside the government whose phone numbers were targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems, it added.