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Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach
Plus: Apple offers $1 million to hack its AI cloud infrastructure, Iranian hackers successfully peddle stolen Trump campaign docs, Russia hacks the nation of Georgia, and a “cyberattack” that wasn’t.
When reports surfaced earlier this fall that hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government had penetrated the networks of Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen, officials warned that they had potentially gained vast access to the private communications and metadata of Americans. The New York Times reported Friday afternoon that Chinese hackers had sought to obtain the phone communications of Trump and Vance, a US senator and his running mate in the 2024 US presidential election, via their breach of Verizon, according to unnamed officials. According to Bloomberg, Russia’s hacking efforts weren’t limited to espionage, but also appeared to include preparing for disruption of Georgian infrastructure like the electric grid and oil companies in the event of an escalating conflict.
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