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FBI Investigates Cyber Incident Involving Susie Wiles' Phone

The FBI is probing a cyber incident where impersonators accessed Susie Wiles' phone, contacting high-profile officials with AI-generated messages.


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The FBI is investigating a cyber incident involving impersonators accessing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' personal phone. High-profile officials, including senators and governors, received messages from someone claiming to be Wiles, raising cybersecurity concerns. The impersonator reportedly used AI-generated voice messages and accessed Wiles' contacts to send suspicious requests. Wiles, a key adviser to Trump, has urged contacts to disregard these messages. The White House confirmed that Wiles' government phone was not compromised, but the investigation is ongoing. This incident follows previous hacking attempts against Wiles, highlighting ongoing cybersecurity threats to the Trump administration.

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FBI investigating efforts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
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"…The FBI is investigating an apparent impersonator who pretended to be the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in texts and calls to her contacts, including prominent Republicans."

Authorities probe efforts to impersonate Trump’s chief of staff | Politics
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"…The investigation comes after the FBI warned earlier this month that hackers have been using AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior US government officials to break into online accounts."

FBI investigating attempts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
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"…The FBI is investigating mysterious texts and calls from someone reaching out to governors, members of Congress and others who has claimed to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles."

US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles
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"…The scheme, according to the FBI, has relied on text messages and AI-generated voice messages that purport to come from a senior U.S. official and that aim to dupe other government officials as well as the victim’s associates and contacts."

FBI to probe effort to impersonate top Trump advisor
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"…The FBI is investigating an effort by one or more unknown people to access the personal phone of Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, sources told the BBC's US news partner CBS."

White House investigating how Trump's chief of staff's phone was hacked
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"…This is the latest cybersecurity incident to beset the Trump administration in the months since taking office."

Alleged attempt to impersonate White House chief of staff under federal investigation
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"…Federal authorities are probing a scheme to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, according to individuals familiar with the issue, the Wall Street Journal reported."

WSJ: US Probes Effort to Impersonate WH Chief of Staff
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"…The incident affected her personal phone, not her government phone, the report said."

FBI Investigating Impersonation of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
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"…Lawmakers began to question the authenticity of the messages when the impersonator began asking questions about Trump to which the real Wiles would have known the answers."

Hackers Obtained Data From White House Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles, Used AI To Impersonate Her & Contact High-Ranking Officials, Business Leaders
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"…The FBI launched an investigation into the matter this week, with the agency saying it does not believe a foreign nation was behind the operation."

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