**BREAKING** China hacked Trump's I Phone

[DemocratSinceBirth]

WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening — and putting to use invaluable insights into how to best work the president and affect administration policy, current and former American officials said.

Mr. Trump’s aides have repeatedly warned him that his cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on the calls, as well. But aides say the voluble president, who has been pressured into using his secure White House landline more often these days, has still refused to give up his iPhones. White House officials say they can only hope he refrains from discussing classified information when he is on them.

Mr. Trump’s use of his iPhones was detailed by several current and former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could discuss classified intelligence and sensitive security arrangements. The officials said they were doing so not to undermine Mr. Trump, but out of frustration with what they considered the president’s casual approach to electronic security.

American spy agencies, the officials said, had learned that China and Russia were eavesdropping on the president’s cellphone calls from human sources inside foreign governments and intercepting communications between foreign officials.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[gratuitous]

1. To the surprise of virtually no one

And if anyone thinks the Chinese are the only ones monitoring Trump's personal cell phone . . . well, the phrase "hopelessly naive" springs to mind.

[Xolodno]

2. But her e-mails!

Sorry, couldn't resist. Got booted out of another thread I took as tongue and cheek...

But on a serious note, why doesn't this surprise me?

[FarPoint]

4. Beautiful point taken.

tRumps hypocrisy knows no bounds.....

[Xolodno]

12. While back...

...there was a thread that kind of praised GWB because of his friendship with Michelle Obama. Nothing wrong with finding common ground and friendship.

But some were absolving GWB's actions and a poster who I 99% disagree with, Oberliner, made the point, why is this being accepted? As he is the result of a botched war in Iraq whose repercussions are still in effect such as the Syrian Civil War, but also in Afghanistan which we botched by not paying attention to it in favor to Iraq. Thousands of lives lost due to a mismanaged presidency.

I responded with a quick reply, that just says how fucked up the current presidency is.

Now, thousands of lives have not been lost due to tRump's presidency. But it will happen. Either for a desperate attempt to hold power or as all economist know, the decisions today manifest themselves much later. So we will be in wars trying to uphold our influence...which we lost due to Dump.

[OMGWTF]

37. Absolutely!

[Squinch]

7. First thought that jumped into my head too.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Tee hee!

Serves him right, the prick.
Thinks he's above taking advice from anybody. He was told not to use his personal IPhone for
sensitive stuff.
Let him learn the hard way.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

27. Problem is...WE ARE ALL hurt

when classified secrets are divulged. It's not a funny ha ha FB share dt...it's Ameican Intel WE ALL paid for. Sounds like he dodged his taxes so long...he has no investment in the dollars spent to accrue accurate intel to keep America safe. It's UN ACCEPTABLE in the highest degree. He just wipes his feet on America and Americans everyday. We are shown a gaggle of hateful people who's support apparently means they feel the same way. It's not a joke. When the lights go out, there's no DU or computers or cell phones...it's too late, bc, we've been had. Pray there's no missiles coming in on the same day.

[Blue Owl]

3. Turns out the majority of calls/tweets coincide with tRumperor's bowel movements

n/t

[meadowlander]

5. Surprised they had to.

Suspect they could have just asked nicely and thrown in a Trump Xi’an.

[erronis]

45. Is a trump xi'an the same as a sacrilegious xian?

(Altho I think all religious nuts are lying to themselves and others...)

[meow2u3]

6. He was told not to use his personal IPhone

But he didn't listen! He brought this upon himself.

If he were smart enough to take the advice from someone else, he never would have been spied upon.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

29. Spying on him means spying on all of us.

I think he's in a position now where he feels like..."I'm a known quantity, and, if nobody does anything, it's on them(us)." He's blowing billions of dollars in the budget, giving away secrets, and inciting violence.
Not a word from Mueller.

[lpbk2713]

8. North Korea might be listening in too.

And maybe some others in the Middle East.

[defacto7]

39. as well as a bunch of teenagers just for laughs.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up!

[BigmanPigman]

11. What a surprise...NOT!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=218545

I wonder who ISN'T listening in. A fat kid in his bedroom in New Jersey could do it....he even said so.

[VOX]

13. Seize ALL RECORDS! Call Trey Gowdy back for a BENGHAZI-like series of investigations!

Fuck it, because even endangering the lives of all Americans (including his clueless cult followers), ISOKIYAR.

How are we doing with getting those nukes up in space?

[underpants]

14. Just about to post this. Can you imagine sitting thru a Trump-Hannity conversation?

Hannity isn't mentioned in the article but they do talk all the time.

[UTUSN]

15. But Hillary's e-mails!1

[yortsed snacilbuper]

16. The chine$e manufacture ibones,

I imagine they put a bug in them on the assembly line?

[anarch]

17. well hell, the Russians probably have a listening/recording device in the Oval Office

I wish I were joking.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

30. +1

Trump and melanoma. Two walking talking willing 'bugs'.

[ProudLib72]

18. Russian spy: "Zis iz Verizhun. Can zhuo hear I now, Comrade Trumpskin?"

Rump: "Lavrov, I know that's you. Now get off the line; I'm talking to Kislyak!"

[ehrnst]

19. Looks like Hillary's server was way more secure... (nt)

[Wounded Bear]

23. Her server was never breached IIRC...

and while they never said that the RNC was also hacked, does anybody really believe it wasn't?

Repubs in general have been kissing Trump and Putin's ass for far too long.

Vote them out!!

[keithbvadu2]

20. Some easy payback for Russia helping him take the election and China investing 1/2 billion in a Trum

Some easy payback for Russia helping him take the election and China investing 1/2 billion in a Trump related project.

The little things count too... as they add up.

[Wounded Bear]

21. That sounds impeachable to me...

Security breach that puts American lives and policies in danger.

[TrollBuster9090]

25. Ironic, isn't it. Freak out over Hillary Clinton having a private server...

...but don't say a word about Trump blathering continuously over a non-secure phone. Not to mention the fact that he gives other world leaders his private phone number. That would be pretty easy to hack. The NSA is probably the only organization that's restraining themselves from listening to his conversations. But every other country is listening, I'm sure.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

32. +1 This.

[TrollBuster9090]

22. Actually, I'd always assumed three or four NEWSPAPERS or news outlets were listening to

to Trump's phone. But all they were going to get was a bunch of gossip between Trump and Hannity every night. And, I assumed somebody was going to release the recordings a week or so before the midterm elections, Wikileaks style.

[TalenaGor]

24. jfc.....

Russia...China...if your listening....just hack my phone....get all you need and I can act like the victim....

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Yet the media harassed Obama to no end about his blackberry

and then he was given a specially modified secure one to use, literally at the beginning of his Presidency.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

28. Dumbshit was warned not to use an usecured phone

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

33. I wouldn't put it past him

to be using it on purpose, so he can feign ignorance ('I'm new at this') while he and his family rick roll the country. This is how he's continuing to get putin information...everyday. Imagine every trump family members phone being the same sitch'.?

[NYC Liberal]

36. That's probably exactly why he kept doing it.

He’s a five year old. He does whatever he’s told not to do.

[zentrum]

31. What a moron.

Excuse me. I mean Moran, which is Moron highest degree.

[getagrip_already]

34. he uses a russian designed encryption phone to talk to putin.....

He is clearly more concerned the american intelligence services will listen than foreign ones.

[benld74]

35. Crickets from the GOP

[Initech]

38. His password is 12345.

[joshcryer]

40. SS7 was put in place for intelligence agencies.

They know that we can use it and they can use it. They just trust that for high level stuff we won't use it.

Remember when Obama wasn't allowed to keep his Blackberry?

Why is Trump allowed to run around with an iPhone that is trivially hacked?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/19/ss7-hack-explained-mobile-phone-vulnerability-snooping-texts-calls

https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/ss7-vulnerability-2018/

[dawg day]

41. Well, of course they did.

Everyone knew this would happen.

But Trump is such a nihilist. He doesn't care how dangerous it is.

[spike jones]

42. I'll bet they have heard him say many times.

"Double Whopper with cheese, large fries and a large chocolate shake.

[BadGimp]

43. Try to imagine this story being about any Democratic POTUS

.. now image the outrage among the GOP...

[enid602]

44. Phone

The phone probably just has photos of Tiny’s dick on it. If it’s equipped with zoom, of course.

[ck4829]

46. Kick

[libdem4life]

47. No one can take the Toddler's playthings away from him.

Give it to me.

No.

I said, give it to me.

No.

OK, then.