China hacked phones of Donald Trump’s family, says FBI
China hacked the devices of Donald Trump’s family ahead of the election, authorities believe.
An investigation was launched two weeks ago into how China-linked hackers accessed communications data from the personal phones of Trump and JD Vance, The New York Times reported.
Now, the scope of the investigation has been widened after it emerged that the former president’s son, Eric Trump, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, were also targeted.
If China has obtained such details, it would give its spies an insight into whom to target as part of any influence campaign.
Sources told The New York Times that fewer than 100 individuals have been targeted in the sophisticated hacking operation, which broke into telecommunications company systems.
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