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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

FBI investigating efforts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles

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Susie Wiles with Mike Waltz, former national security adviser who was also involved in a cellphone controversy. Photograph: Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock

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.

Wiles has privately informed colleagues that the contacts in her personal cellphone were hacked, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, and has been asking people to disregard messages and calls that aren’t coming from her phone number. Wiles also has a government phone that wasn’t affected by the hack.

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