Chinese hackers ‘target Trump and Vance mobile phones’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (Alex Brandon/AP)

Chinese hackers have targeted mobile phones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance as well as people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, sources have said.

An FBI statement did not confirm that Mr Trump and Mr Vance were among the potential targets but said it was investigating “unauthorised access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China”.