Phone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Allegedly Breached in Reported AI Voice Impersonation Incident

May 30, 2025

President Trump disclosed an incident involving White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, where her phone was allegedly breached through AI-generated voice messages and spoofed texts. The attacker is reported to have contacted high-profile individuals within Wiles' network, posing as her. This incident aligns with a campaign identified by the FBI in April 2025, which involved malicious actors exploiting social engineering and AI to mimic senior U.S. officials and access sensitive data. (Incident 1077)

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Alleged deployer: unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: susie-wiles's-network, susie-wiles

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1085

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