China rejects claims of hacking attempts on Trump and Vance phones

The Chinese Embassy in the United States has dismissed a New York Times report on alleged attempts to hack the cellphones of the Republican Party presidential candidate and his running mate, dismissing the report as “disinformation.”

“The US has been collecting and spreading all kinds of disinformation about the so-called Chinese hacking threats for some time now,” the embassy said in an email to Voice of America, calling the US “the origin and largest perpetrator of cyber attacks.”

The US government is investigating suspected attempts by Chinese hackers to tap data from phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, as well as the campaign of their challenger, Vice President Kamala Harris, US media reported on Friday.

The reports, which cite people familiar with the matter, came out around the same time the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said they were investigating “unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors linked to have with the People’s Republic of China”. .

“After identifying specific malicious activity targeting the industry, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, provided technical assistance, and quickly shared information to identify other potential victims. help,” the federal agencies said in a statement. joint statement.

“The investigation is ongoing and we encourage any organization that believes they may be a victim to contact their local FBI field office or CISA,” she added.