Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, two people familiar with the matter have told NBC News.
People affiliated with the Harris-Walz campaign have also been targeted, we understand.
They are among several people whose phone numbers are believed to have been targeted as part of a wider Chinese cyber spying campaign.
It is not clear what data, if any, has been taken, but US officials are investigating, according to the sources, who were not authorised to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The New York Times first reported the news.
The FBI said in a statement that the US government is investigating the “unauthorised access to commercial telecommunication infrastructure by actors affiliated with China”.
The agency added: “Agencies across the US government are collaborating to aggressively mitigate this threat and are coordinating with our industry partners to strengthen cyber defences across the commercial communications sector.”
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung did not offer any details about the Chinese operation but issued a statement accusing the campaign of Democrat Kamala Harris of having emboldened foreign adversaries, including China and Iran.
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