British prime minister reportedly exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles
Summary
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone pretending to be Susie Wiles, who is President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Burnham stopped communication after suspecting the person was an impostor. The White House said this was not connected to any hacking of Wiles’ devices.Key Facts
- Andy Burnham, the UK Prime Minister, was contacted by an impostor pretending to be Susie Wiles.
- Susie Wiles is the chief of staff for U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Burnham stopped communicating once he suspected the impersonation.
- The incident is separate from any hacking of Wiles’ devices.
- Last year, other officials and business leaders received fake messages from someone pretending to be Wiles.
- The U.S. State Department warned diplomats about fake messages impersonating officials, including Senator Marco Rubio.
- The FBI warned about the use of artificial intelligence to fake identities of top U.S. government officials.
- Burnham became prime minister less than a month ago and is working to build good relations with the White House.
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