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Donald Trump and JD Vance potential targets of China cyber attack

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US authorities say cybercriminals linked to China may have attempted to tap into the phones or networks used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance .

Sources say the Trump-Vance campaign had been alerted to the fact that phones used by Trump and Vance may have been among the targets of a broader cyber attack.

Officials from both major political parties are thought to have been targeted.

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78

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77

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formal

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English

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72

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