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Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Trump, Vance: sources - National | Globalnews.ca

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U.S. officials believe Trump and Pence are among several people whose phone numbers are believed to have been targeted and suspect it to be part of a larger cyber-espionage campaign launched by China .

The FBI has repeatedly warned over the last year about Chinese hacking operations.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said a state-sponsored threat actor from China has performed reconnaissance scanning over several months this year .

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