The U.S. government is investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by Chinese hackers, targets of which include the Trump and Harris campaigns.
The campaigns have been informed of the potential breach of cellphones used by former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, and members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
“After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other potential victims,” the FBI and CISA told Fox News Digital in a joint statement.
The FBI and CISA said the investigation was ongoing and “we encourage any organization that believes it might be a victim to engage its local FBI field office or CISA. Agencies across …