Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Vance, as well as Harris election campaign

26/10/2024 6:16

        Chinese hackers who tapped into Verizon's system were targeting phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
        
        The newspaper said investigators were working to determine what communications, if any, were taken.
        
        The Trump campaign was made aware this week that Trump and Vance were among a number of people inside and outside of government whose phone numbers were targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems, it added.
        
        The campaign did not confirm that Trump's and Vance's phones were targeted. Steven Cheung, the campaign's communications director, said the former president's Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris has emboldened China and Iran to attack U.S. infrastructure to prevent Trump from returning to
        office.
        
        The Harris campaign could not be immediately reached for comment.