Trump family, Biden aides among Chinese hacking targets, NYT reports

WASHINGTON – Members of former US President Donald Trump’s family and Biden administration officials were among those targeted by China-linked hackers who managed to break into telecommunications company systems, the New York Times reported on Tuesday , citing people familiar with the matter.

The Times said State Department officials, Trump family members including Eric Trump and Jared Kushner, and prominent Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer were among those targeted by the spies.

Concerns about the hacking group have increased since media reports revealed their activities last month.

On October 6, the Wall Street Journal reported that the group, nicknamed “Salt Typhoon,” had accessed the networks of broadband providers and obtained information from systems used by the federal government for court-authorized wiretapping.

The State Department and aides to Trump family members did not immediately respond to Reuters’ questions. The White House, National Security Agency and cybersecurity watchdog agency CISA did not immediately return messages. A Schumer aide did not immediately respond to an email. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to an email, although Beijing routinely denies being behind cyber espionage campaigns. REUTERS