US EditionFBI and White House Probe AI-Driven Impersonation of Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
- U.S. Officials are looking into a case involving someone attempting to pose as Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff, in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025.
- The investigation follows reports that a hacker breached communications linked to former Trump adviser Mike Waltz and targeted Wiles's personal phone.
- The impersonator contacted senators, top business executives, and others, using phone numbers accessed through the hack, while Wiles’s government phone remained secure.
- The Wall Street Journal called the cyber espionage campaign 'Salt Typhoon,' which authorities believe recorded calls of senior U.S. Political figures and affected Wiles’s contacts.
- The incident highlights ongoing cyber threats faced by U.S. Officials and suggests continued risks to sensitive political communications.
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U.S. govt. investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles
The U.S. government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures received messages in recent weeks from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff
FBI Investigating After GOP Lawmakers Receive Unsettling Calls from ‘Susie Wiles’ - News Addicts
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is the apparent target of a hacking scam, according to a new report. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources it did not name, the White House and FBI are investigating after political and business leaders received fake communications supposedly from Wiles The Journal reported, “senators, […] The post FBI Investigating After GOP Lawmakers Receive Unsettling Calls from ‘Susie Wiles’ appeared…
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Washington TimesU.S. government is investigating messages impersonating Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles
WASHINGTON — The government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages...
FBI Investigating Attempt To Impersonate Trump Chief Of Staff In Texts, Phone Calls
Someone is impersonating President Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in texts and phone calls — and the FBI is investigating. Wiles, who is the first female chief of staff in U.S. history, has revealed contacts were hacked from her personal, not her government, cellphone, The Wall Street Journal reported. Other top officials in the Trump administration were contacted via the fake identity. “The FBI takes all threats against the president, hi…
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