The FBI and White House are reportedly investigating an effort to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after various politicians and executives received messages from someone claiming to be her.
Multiple people have received phone calls and text messages in recent weeks from someone claiming to be Susie Wiles, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, and the FBI and White House are attempting to figure out who is behind the impersonation.
The report claims that FBI officials told the White House they do not suspect a foreign country is behind the fake messages, but they are seeking to figure out the goal of the effort.
The fake phone calls reportedly sounded like Wiles, leading to suspicions that AI was used to mimic her, and the messages were reportedly questions that she would have already known the answer to.
The Wall Street Journal report claims Wiles had told some people her personal phone contacts had been hacked, which may have given the impersonator access to her extensive contact list.
“The FBI takes all threats against the president, his staff, and our cybersecurity with the utmost seriousness,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to the outlet. “Safeguarding our administration officials’ ability to securely communicate to accomplish the president’s mission is a top priority.”
“The White House takes the cybersecurity of all staff very seriously, and this matter continues to be investigated,” a White House official told the Washington Examiner in a statement.
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Wiles was Trump’s co-campaign manager for his 2024 campaign before she became White House chief of staff for his second term. She previously helmed Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) successful 2010 gubernatorial campaign and became a key Florida GOP operative.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the FBI for comment on the report.