British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor posing as top White House official
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messages with someone pretending to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to reports published Monday.
- A spokesperson for Burnham declined to discuss the matter, citing policy on "national security matters."
- Politico, citing four unnamed officials, reported that Burnham became suspicious and stopped the exchange.
- The White House said the incident was not related to any hacking of Wiles' devices.
- U.S. authorities have previously investigated impersonation attempts involving Wiles and later warned about AI-enabled impersonation of senior officials.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to reports published Monday. Burnham became suspicious and ended the communication, Politico reported, citing four unnamed officials.
A spokesperson for Burnham declined to comment, saying the government does not discuss national security matters. The White House said the episode was not connected to any hacking of Wiles' devices.
The report comes after U.S. authorities previously investigated messages sent to elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures by someone claiming to be Wiles. The State Department later warned diplomats about attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using artificial intelligence.
Burnham, who became prime minister less than a month ago, has been seeking to build a good relationship with the White House. The article said Trump had initially warmed to Burnham's predecessor, Keir Starmer, before later souring on him.
英国领导人据报曾与冒充白宫高官的人交换信息
据周一发布的报道，英国首相安迪·伯纳姆曾与一名冒充白宫办公厅主任苏西·怀尔斯的人交换信息。报道称，伯纳姆后来起了疑心并停止了沟通，《政治报》援引四名未具名官员作出这一说法。
伯纳姆的发言人拒绝置评，称政府按政策不讨论国家安全事务。白宫表示，这起事件与怀尔斯设备遭黑客入侵无关。
这篇报道还提到，美国当局此前曾调查过有人冒充怀尔斯向民选官员、商界人士和其他知名人士发送信息的情况。之后，美国国务院又警告外交官，称有人可能利用人工智能冒充国务卿马尔科·卢比奥及其他官员。
报道称，伯纳姆上任首相还不到一个月，一直试图与白宫建立良好关系。文章还提到，特朗普起初对伯纳姆的前任基尔·斯塔默态度较为友好，后来关系转淡。