Chinese hackers targeted phones affiliated with Harris campaign, source says
Trump and Vance also targeted, NYT reports
Chinese embassy denies involvement in U.S. elections
FBI and CISA investigating unauthorized access to telecom infrastructure
Adds Chinese embassy comment in paragraphs 6-7, adds bullet points
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) -Chinese hackers who tapped into Verizon's system targeted phones used by people affiliated with the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, were also targeted, according to media reports. Reuters could not confirm those reports.
The New York Times reported investigators were working to determine what communications, if any, were taken from Trump and Vance.
The Trump campaign was made aware this week that Trump and Vance were among a number of people inside and outside of government whose phone numbers were targeted through the infiltration of Verizon VZ.N phone systems, the Times report added.
The Trump campaign did not confirm that Trump's and Vance's phones were targeted.
Steven Cheung, the campaign's communications director, said Vice President Harris has emboldened China and Iran to attack U.S. infrastructure to prevent Trump from returning to office.
While noting that it was not aware of the specific situation, the Chinese embassy in Washington said China opposes and combat cyber attacks and cyber thefts in all forms.
"The presidential elections are the United States' domestic affairs. China has no intention and will not interfere in the U.S. election," an embassy spokesperson said when reached for comment.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Trump campaign was hacked earlier this year. The U.S. Justice Department charged three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps with the hack, accusing them of trying to disrupt the Nov. 5 election.
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on Friday they were investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by people associated with China.
The joint statement by the agencies did not name the targets of the incident.
Verizon said it was aware of a sophisticated attempt to reportedly target U.S. telecoms and gather intelligence.
The largest U.S. telecom company added it was working with law enforcement.
Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Jasper Ward and David Shepardson; Additional reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Eric Beech, Rod Nickel and Lincoln Feast.
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