US Election 2024: Chinese hackers allegedly target Trump and JD Vance’s phone data, says Report

Phone data associated with former US President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, was reportedly targeted in a cyber-espionage operation, reportedly orchestrated by Chinese hackers as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, a US newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Investigators are evaluating whether any communications data was accessed or monitored through the “sophisticated telecom systems breach,” according to sources who spoke anonymously due to the sensitive nature of the national security case, the New York Times reported.