REPORT: Trump Answers Calls From Unknown Numbers

Axios reports:

President Trump reportedly picks up when his cell rings even if he doesn’t know who’s calling. Senior members of his team also love chatting on their personal devices. That makes the administration uniquely vulnerable to basic scams like spoofed calls and impersonation attempts.

If Trump is willing to answer unknown numbers, as The Atlantic reported this week, there’s no guarantee a scammer, impersonator, or even a foreign intelligence operative couldn’t have a chat with the president. Recent reports involving Trump and other top officials have raised red flags about the security of their communications.

Federal authorities are investigating a scheme where someone spoofed the phone number of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles to impersonate her in calls to senators, governors, and CEOs, per the Wall Street Journal.

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