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FBI Probes Alleged Chinese Hacking of Trump's Phone

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-26T13:26:48.345682+05:30

- Biden's administration is investigating claims of Chinese attempts to hack US telecoms infrastructure, including the phones of former president Donald Trump and JD Vance. - The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are looking into 'unauthorised access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China'. - Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign spokesperson, blamed the alleged attack on Kamala Harris and Democrats, accusing them of 'emboldening China and Iran attacking critical American infrastructure'. - The investigation follows last month's indictment of members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp for allegedly hacking Trump’s presidential campaign. - The Chinese embassy in the US denied knowledge of the situation and accused the US of spreading 'malicious' speculation and disinformation about China. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/1002ebb9-f589-497b-aab9-689afa4cad7e)

Biden's administration is investigating claims of Chinese attempts to hack US telecoms infrastructure, including the phones of former president Donald Trump and JD Vance.
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are looking into 'unauthorised access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China'.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign spokesperson, blamed the alleged attack on Kamala Harris and Democrats, accusing them of 'emboldening China and Iran attacking critical American infrastructure'.
The investigation follows last month's indictment of members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp for allegedly hacking Trump’s presidential campaign.
The Chinese embassy in the US denied knowledge of the situation and accused the US of spreading 'malicious' speculation and disinformation about China.

Source: Financial Times