Election Hacking Scandal: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' Phones 'Spied On' By Chinese Cyber Spooks — Sparking Huge National Security Breach Investigation
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Oct. 26 2024, Published 11:15 a.m. ET
Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are at the centre of a national security scare amid fears their phones were hacked into by Chinese spies.
RadarOnline.com can reveal an urgent probe has been launched to investigate after cyber spooks allegedly tapped into the Verizon system and targeted the U.S. election rivals.
Donald Trump's campaign were previously targeted by hackers.
According to sources, investigators are working to determine the extent of the breach and what communications may have been compromised.
While the Trump campaign was notified of the situation, they did not confirm the specific targeting of Trump and J.D. Vance's phones.
In a statement, Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign's communications director, suggested a possible motive behind the hack, claiming Vice President Harris's actions may have incited foreign attacks to hinder Trump's return to office.
An investigation was launched into the hack.
This latest cyber attack draws parallels to the 2016 presidential election hack, where Democratic Party officials were targeted, leading to the leak of private emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign. The publication of these emails, attributed to Russia had significant implications on the election and sparked a subsequent investigation by the Justice Department.
This incident adds to the previous hacking attempt on the Trump campaign earlier this year, where three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps were charged with trying to disrupt the election.
Politico first reported the hack after receiving emails from an anonymous account, including documents from Trump's campaign.
According to the Trump camp, Iranian hackers "sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign".
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Cheung said the documents were "obtained illegally from foreign sources" and "intended to interfere" with the 2024 election.
He said: "A new report from Microsoft found that Iranian hackers broke into the account of a 'high ranking official' on the U.S. presidential campaign in June 2024, which coincides with the close timing of President Trump's selection of a vice presidential nominee."
The documents leaked to the political outlet were deemed authentic by two sources familiar with the matter.
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The 2024 presidential election will take place on Tuesday, November 5 between Trump and Harris.
One of the documents reportedly included Trump's running mate's vetting file.
It included a 271-page dossier on the Ohio Senator's records, as well as his public criticisms of the former president.
The hacker claimed they had a "variety of documents from (Trump's) legal and court documents to internal campaign discussions".
The hacker told Politico: "I suggest you don't be curious about where I got them from. Any answer to this question will compromise me and also legally restricts you from publishing them."
Cheung responded by saying: "The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House."
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