Hackers attack US presidential candidate's phone

The New York Times reported yesterday that Chinese hackers attacked the phones of US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance.

People associated with US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign were also targeted.

Former US President Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan on October 25.

According to AFP, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint statement saying they were investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by elements linked to China. The Chinese Embassy in Washington DC affirmed that the US presidential election is an internal US matter and China has no intention of interfering in the US election. Beijing also opposes cyber attacks and theft in any form.

In another development, a US appeals court has declared it illegal for states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day.

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled on October 25 that it was illegal for states to count ballots received after Election Day, a victory for Republicans, according to Reuters.

According to Reuters, the Republican National Committee, the Mississippi Republican Party and two Republican voters filed a lawsuit in January, challenging Mississippi's law that allows an additional five days after Election Day to receive and count ballots.

The court did not strike down the law, but instead ruled that the practice was illegal and left it to the trial court to decide the next step. The decision only applies to the three states under the jurisdiction of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals: Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana.

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