The FBI has reported that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top lawyers had his cellphone tapped by Chinese hackers, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN .
The clarification is part of an operation that targets the main Republicans and Democrats in US politics and has been underway for months.
The FBI told the lawyer, Todd Blanche, last week that hackers had managed to obtain some voice recordings and text messages from his phone, but that none of the information was related to Trump, one of the sources said.
The FBI provided Blanche, who had to start using a different number after the breach, with what the hackers obtained, including communications with family, the source said.
THE CNN contacted the FBI for comment.
Blanche is the second of two Trump lawyers who may have been targeted by foreign hackers.
THE CNN reported in August that the lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, was targeted by Iranian hackers, although the timing of this attempt and the extent of any breach of her devices or accounts remain unclear.
Chinese hackers have also targeted other high-profile figures in Trump’s orbit, including the president-elect himself and vice president-elect JD Vance.
Other targets include Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and son Eric Trump, campaign staffers Kama Harris and Tim Walz and members of the Biden administration, the report said. CNN previously.
The hacking efforts have left American security officials on edge because of the deep access Chinese hackers gained to the phone and call records of famous Americans.
US authorities investigating the hackers’ actions, which occurred through intrusions into American telecommunications companies AT&T, Lumen and Verizon, consider this to be one of the most worrying attacks related to national security in recent memory.
The Chinese government has denied US allegations that it is behind the attacks.
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