{"id":119310,"date":"2024-10-28T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T05:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119310"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T05:34:46","slug":"chinese-hackers-collected-audio-from-a-trump-campaign-advisers-calls-report-us-elections-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119310","title":{"rendered":"Chinese hackers collected audio from a Trump campaign adviser\u2019s calls \u2013 report | US elections 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Chinese state-affiliated hackers intercepted audio from the phone calls of US political figures, including an unnamed campaign adviser of Donald Trump, the Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/10\/27\/chinese-hackers-cellphones-trump\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Various media outlets reported on Friday that the Trump campaign was made aware last week that the Republican presidential candidate and his running mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jd-vance\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">JD Vance<\/a> were among a number of people inside and outside of government whose phone numbers were targeted through the infiltration of Verizon phone systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The FBI and the US cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency confirmed they were investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by people associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/china\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">China<\/a>, though they did not not name the Trump campaign in the statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"0986ee34-aeef-4e19-bb09-9f1f6f6d8646\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:3,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Chinese believed to have targeted Trump\u2019s and Vance\u2019s phones in US telecommunications breach&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0986ee34-aeef-4e19-bb09-9f1f6f6d8646&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/25\/china-hack-trump-vance&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Reuters later reported that Chinese hackers also targeted phones used by people affiliated with the campaign of Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Post now reports that the hackers were able to access audio from a phone call from a Trump campaign adviser, as well as unencrypted communications such as text messages of the individual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Trump\u2019s campaign and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/fbi\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">FBI<\/a> did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Trump campaign was hacked earlier this year. The US justice department charged three members of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps with the hack, accusing them of trying to disrupt the 5 November election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Verizon said on Friday it was aware of a sophisticated attempt to target US telecoms and gather intelligence and is working with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Congress is also investigating and earlier this month US lawmakers asked AT&amp;T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to answer questions about reports Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Chinese embassy in Washington DC said last week it was unaware of the specific situation but said China opposes and combats cyberattacks and cyber thefts in all forms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/27\/chinese-hackers-trump-campaign-adviser-audio\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese state-affiliated hackers intercepted audio from the phone calls of US political figures, including an unnamed campaign adviser of Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported Sunday. 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