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| US government investigating messages, calls impersonating Trump’s chief of staff |
| 2025-05-31 |
| [IsraelTimes] The US government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. A White House official confirms the investigation and says the White House takes cybersecurity of its staff seriously. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that senators, governors, business leaders and others began receiving text messages and phone calls from someone who seemed to have gained access to the contacts in Wiles’ personal cellphone. The messages and calls were not coming from Wiles’ number, the newspaper reported. Some of those who received calls heard a voice that sounded like Wiles, which may have been generated by artificial intelligence, according to the report. Some received text messages that they initially thought were official White House requests but some people reported the messages did not sound like Wiles. The FBI warned in a public service announcement this month of a “malicious text and voice messaging campaign” in which unidentified “malicious actors” have been impersonating senior US government officials. The scheme, according to the FBI, has relied on text messages and AI-generated voice messages that purport to come from a senior US official and that aim to dupe other government officials as well as the victim’s associates and contacts. “Safeguarding our administration officials’ ability to securely communicate to accomplish the president’s mission is a top priority,” FBI Director Kash Patel says in a statement. It is unclear how someone gained access to Wiles’ phone, but the intrusion is the latest security breach for Trump staffers. Last year, Iran hacked into Trump’s campaign and sensitive internal documents were stolen and distributed, including a dossier on Vice President JD Vance, created before he was selected as Trump’s running mate. Wiles, who served as a co-manager of Trump’s campaign before taking on the linchpin role in his new administration, has amassed a powerful network of contacts. Related: Susie Wiles 03/30/2025 It's Different This Time Around‐Trump's Wily Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is Bringing the Heat Susie Wiles 03/28/2025 Passwords, other info from top Trump officials in Signal leak found floating online; lefty NPR head on Signal board; what happened to Waltz’s Venmo security? Susie Wiles 01/01/2025 Trump imposes social media ban on Cabinet picks after MAGA civil war over migrant visas |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 It is an Op, looking for leads and targets for use in lawfare, donor-intimidation, local topics for mid-term campaigns and future impeachment. This is the face of the professional, ruthless, demokrat machine. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-05-31 15:29 |
| #1 Interesting that they have left out the nature of the calls and texts. To me this sounds more like an op than a hack. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-05-31 11:16 |