Susie Wiles

Burnham Impersonation Case Update

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged a few messages with someone pretending to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, with Downing Street and the British embassy in Washington downplaying the exchange but alerting the U.S. administration; the incident mirrors a prior FBI investigation into impersonations of Wiles and concerns that her phone may have been hacked, underscoring ongoing cybersecurity risks at the highest levels of government.