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The White House has acknowledged an investigation into attempts to impersonate President Donald Trump‘s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and said it takes such matters “very seriously”.
Wiles’ personal phone had been hacked and her contacts accessed, and an individual—or more than one person—contacted Republican senators and business executives pretending to be her, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and CBS News.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the texts and calls purporting to be from one of Trump’s closest advisors.
“The White House takes the cybersecurity of all staff very seriously, and this matter continues to be investigated,” a White House spokesperson told CBS.
FBI Director Kash Patel told the Journal that his agency “takes all threats against the president, his staff, and our cybersecurity with the utmost seriousness.”
“Safeguarding our administration officials’ ability to securely communicate to accomplish the president’s mission is a top priority,” Patel added.
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