Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has confirmed that Chinese government-linked hackers targeted his and former President Donald Trump's phone communications by accessing major US telecommunications networks. Vance revealed this information during a podcast with Joe Rogan, stating that the hackers used the backdoor telecom infrastructure developed in the wake of the Patriot Act to breach the Verizon and AT&T networks.
Vance expressed a nonchalant attitude towards the situation, mentioning that he believes the hackers may not have obtained significant information due to his cautious use of encrypted messaging platforms like Signal and iMessage. He also noted that encrypted messages that were not sent remained secure.
