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UK prime minister reportedly exchanged messages with Trump official impostor
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor pretending to be U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff but ended communication after becoming suspicious.
- Burnham’s spokesperson declined to comment, citing a policy against discussing national security matters.
- The White House confirmed the incident was unrelated to any hacking of Susie Wiles’ devices.
- Previously, the U.S. government investigated similar impersonation attempts involving elected officials and warned diplomats about AI-driven impersonations of senior officials like Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- The FBI has issued warnings about malicious actors using artificial intelligence to impersonate high-ranking U.S. government officials.
