According to a Fox News report, hackers connected to the Chinese government reportedly targeted members of former President Trump’s family and Presiden Biden’s aides.
The massive data breach is still being investigated.
From Fox News:
On Oct. 25, federal officials confirmed that hackers associated with the Chinese government’s intelligence services broke into U.S. telecommunications company systems. Last week, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal found that the hackers accessed cellphones used by former President Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and members of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign.
But on Tuesday, the Times reported that Eric Trump and Jared Kushner were also targeted, as well as some of President Biden’s aides.
In a report published later on Tuesday, CNN quoted a source who claimed that the scope of the breach is “way worse than the public knows.”
“It’s real-time wiretapping,” an anonymous source said to CNN. “They flat-out hacked the system that the Department of Justice requires [telecommunications firms] to maintain for lawful access.”
Eric Trump provided a statement to both outlets blaming the Harris-Biden administration for the breach.
“Does this surprise anyone? Under Kamala and Biden, China has walked all over our country,” Eric Trump’s statement read.
In response to the reports, the Trump campaign told Fox News Digital that the White House’s “dangerous and violent rhetoric has given permission to those who wish to harm President Trump.”
“They have now stood by and allowed major foreign adversaries to attack us in order to illegally help Kamala because they know she represents a weak American who will always bow down,” Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung claimed. “Whereas, President Trump will actually stand up against our enemies and defend the United States from any and all aggression.”
More over at Fox News:
BREAKING: China-linked hacking group targets phones belonging to Trump family, Biden aides: report https://t.co/QgNPjMjK9Y
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 29, 2024