White House trying to figure out how the heck Trump's chief of staff's phone got hacked

The White House is currently looking into a situation where someone got into the contacts on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ personal phone and used that info to reach out to other top officials while pretending to be her. Wiles mentioned that her phone was hacked, and reports from The Wall Street Journal and CBS News back this up.

The hackers managed to get into Wiles’ phone contacts, which included the numbers of other high-profile U.S. officials and influencers. Some of these contacts received phone calls and texts pretending to be Wiles, using AI to mimic her voice and sending messages from a different number.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly didn’t say whether or not a cloud account linked to Wiles’ device was compromised or if she was targeted by a more sophisticated cyberattack involving government-grade spyware. The White House stated that they’re taking the cybersecurity of all staff seriously and are investigating the matter.

This isn’t the first time Wiles has been targeted by hackers. Back in 2024, Iranian hackers tried to hack into her personal email account, successfully getting access to her emails and a dossier on Vice President JD Vance, who was then Trump’s running mate.

In another incident, former White House national security adviser Michael Waltz mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal group used by top White House officials, which included Vance and Wiles. It was later discovered that they were using a clone app called TeleMessage, which was hacked at least twice, exposing the private messages of its users.

This recent cyber incident adds to the list of cybersecurity challenges faced by the Trump administration since taking office.