China-Linked Hackers Targeted ‘Very Senior’ US Political Figures, White House Says

‘We’re still investigating the scope and scale,’ an administration official said.

Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, on Feb. 18, 2022. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

A top White House official has said that Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted “very senior” American political figures and recorded their phone calls.

Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, told reporters at a Dec. 7 security conference in Bahrain that Chinese hacker group “Salt Typhoon” had stolen a large volume of Americans’ metadata.