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China hacked phones of Donald Trump's family, says FBI


Investigation expanded as Eric Trump and his son-in-law targeted in sophisticated hacking operation

FBI investigators believe there is evidence that audio communications have been hacked, and that the group may have been able to access unencrypted text messages and call logs on certain devices, sources told the paper. The Trump campaign was made aware at the time that the Verizon phone network had been infiltrated, leading to the potential exposure of personal data linked to the former president, his running mate, as well as a number of people inside and outside of the US government. US authorities have blamed the targeted security breach on “actors affiliated with” the Chinese government, with Western cybersecurity experts claiming a group called Salt Typhoon is behind it.

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