China, Russia could stand to learn crucial information by intercepting Trump's personal calls, analysts...
China, Russia could stand to learn crucial information by intercepting Trump's personal calls, analysts say
Chinese President Xi Jinping could learn a lot of crucial information about President Trump if the report from China and Russia that hear Trump's calls is true.
(AP, Archive)While President Donald Trump refutes reports on Thursday, that Russian and Chinese eavesdroppers have been listening to the personal calls he continues to make from his personal phone, despite warnings from intelligence officials, leading experts in the field agreed that such violations are highly plausible and potentially much more spacious. reaching
"They do this against all those who matter. Hypothetically, it's not only the president, but also others, "said Dan Hoffman, a retired CIA retired officer and current Fox News contributor." If you have a cell phone and a high-ranking government official, they will also they will be watching. "
A New York Times report said intercepted communications between foreign officials claimed that the president's phone was being tapped, in particular by agents working for China and Russia.
"It's certainly believable that they would," Hoffman surmised. "And just because something is not classified does not mean it is not sensitive or potentially interesting for the bad guys."
So, what has the value of personal conversations for such foreign spies?
"For them, it's not just the content, but essentially the Rolodex, the people you're contacting. And we do not always need to know the content, "he said." They want to get people [who] They are closer to the president. "
In terms of content, Hoffman pointed out, even small treats are useful.
"Even if the president does not think he's saying something particularly useful to anyone, the bad guys may find it interesting," he explained. "They want to gather information to understand what it is that makes the president get going and understand what his plans are. It is not necessarily jumping and acting. They would simply want to understand what they are doing and try to make policy decisions based on what they have learned. "
Theresa Payton, who served as the information director of the White House under President George W. Bush and is now executive director of security consultancy Fortalice Solutions, agreed that China and Russia will seek information on what the president values, how he takes the decisions and who is important to the
"For either of the two countries, this would have been a mission to collect information to try to overcome the president and the United States," he said. "They probably would have been looking for information to exploit in trade and other negotiations, maybe even national security secrets."
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Although it was said that two of Trump's telephones had been modified by the National Security Agency, the president reportedly prefers to use a third personal telephone, apparently to the dismay of the main intelligence services.
It is believed that China is making the most of the lapse of security and, therefore, is gathering a list of confidans connected with Trump. Russians have a somewhat less refined listening protocol, according to the Times report. Two people named with close ties to Trump, and now of particular interest to China, include Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO of private equity giant Blackstone Group, and Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn.
Calls could be hijacked as they move through cell towers and cables that connect cellular networks. In addition, electronic espionage is not new, or unique.
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"It's just what they do, how they work," Hoffman said.
The consulate of the United States in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in March 2018.
(AP, Archive)While Hoffman noted that the ability of a state actor is involved at that level, other experts expressed concern that an even more diverse variety of hackers could access the telecommunications infrastructure.
"Then they could establish the patterns of the life of the president and his associates," said Carlos Pérez, leader of the research and development practice of the IT consultancy TrustedSec. "The locations visited, for how long, the times when phones are blocked from the network for security reasons and much more can be used to give a broader view of the current situation in the White House."
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has denied taking the president's private telephone calls. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its embassy in Washington did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
In addition, the president has firmly maintained the "long and boring" article of the Times that is nothing more than "false news" and that only uses a government cell phone.
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