According to an American newspaper, Chinese hackers attacked the phone used by Trump

The Washington Post reported that Chinese government hackers tried to access phones used by former US President Donald Trump and others, including those involved in the ongoing US presidential campaigns.

The report included China’s accusations that the United States was spreading false information.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint statement Friday saying the U.S. government is investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by entities linked to China.

On the same day, the Washington Post reported that the cyberattacks were carried out by a Chinese hacker group called “Salt Typhoon”, citing sources close to the case. The newspaper quoted officials who said the group was linked to China’s main spy agency, the Ministry of State Security.

The newspaper reported that the group’s targets also included phones used by Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and Democratic presidential campaign staff for Vice President Kamala Harris.

The article said it was not immediately clear whether the trials were successful.

She also quoted officials who said they “do not consider the latest attempts to be election interference.”

According to reports, the Trump camp has increased vigilance after receiving information on the matter from the FBI.

A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the US told NHK on Saturday that embassy staff were unaware of this specific situation.

But the spokesman accused the United States of collecting and spreading “all kinds of disinformation about so-called Chinese hacking threats” in recent years and said such allegations were “full of malicious speculation” against China.