Chinese hackers have successfully infiltrated the phone of Todd Blanche, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top lawyers. According to CNN’s sources, the FBI recently informed Blanche that his cellphone was tapped in a large-scale operation by Chinese hackers, which has targeted high-ranking Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. for months.
The hackers managed to get a hold of some voice recordings and text messages from Blanche’s phone. However, none of the stolen information seems directly related to Trump, according to sources. After the breach, the FBI advised Blanche to switch phone numbers. They also shared the compromised information with him, which included private communications with his family.
Blanche isn’t the first Trump lawyer to be targeted by foreign hackers. Another of Trump’s attorneys, Lindsey Halligan, was hacked earlier by a group believed to be connected to Iran. While it’s unclear how much of Halligan’s information was stolen, the hacking att...
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