Burnham exchanged messages with individual impersonating Trump chief of staff
PM was in contact with unknown person pretending to be senior White House aide Susie Wiles, it is understood Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, the Guardian understands. The prime minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be the senior White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident. No…
The British government is under scrutiny over the security of senior politicians after several cabinet ministers' personal mobile phone numbers were published online. Andy Burnham, the opposition Labour leader, was targeted by an impersonation scam in which he exchanged messages with someone posing as Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
The incident came to light after Politico first revealed the security breach. No messages of significance were exchanged, and the suspicious activity was quickly reported to the appropriate authorities. The British embassy in Washington expressed concern and raised the matter with the White House. A UK government spokesperson declined to comment on national security matters and refused to say if any measures had been taken to prevent future breaches.
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