U.S. govt. investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles
The Hindu
U.S. government investigates impersonation of Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, through text and voice messages.
The U.S. government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
Ms. Trump said Ms. iles is “an amazing woman” and “she can handle it.”
“They breached the phone; they tried to impersonate her,” Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday (May 30, 2025). “Nobody can impersonate her. There's only one Susie.”
A White House official confirmed the investigation Friday and said the White House takes cybersecurity of its staff seriously. The official was not authorised to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that senators, governors, business leaders and others began receiving text messages and phone calls from someone who seemed to have gained access to the contacts in Ms. Wiles’ personal cellphone. The messages and calls were not coming from Wiles’ number, the newspaper reported.
Some of those who received calls heard a voice that sounded like Ms. Wiles, which may have been generated by artificial intelligence, according to the report. Some received text messages that they initially thought were official White House requests but some people reported the messages did not sound like Wiles.
The FBI warned in a public service announcement this month of a “malicious text and voice messaging campaign” in which unidentified “malicious actors” have been impersonating senior U.S. government officials.
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