Democrats are warning that President Trump’s reported use of an insecure smartphone may be putting his phone and his often-used Twitter account at risk of being hijacked and even spammed with alternative information. In a letter sent Friday, 15 congressional Democrats asked the leaders of the…
Democrats are warning that President Trump ‘s reported use of an insecure smartphone may be putting his phone and his often-used Twitter account at risk of being hijacked and even spammed with “alternative information. ”
In a letter sent Friday, 15 congressional Democrats asked the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to hold a public hearing looking into the “troubling reports” that the president used an “insecure, consumer-grade Android smartphone” to discuss nuclear strategy with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a crowded dining room last weekend at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
They also want answers on a reports that senior White House staff may have been using insecure email accounts.
The group of Democrats speculate that Trump is “most likely” using a Samsung Galaxy S3, which has “particularly well-documented vulnerabilities,” and could put the president at risk of being spied upon by foreign adversaries.
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