Susie Wiles received a significant amount of attention last year for her role in managing President Donald Trump's victorious campaign.

However, the White House chief of staff received attention of a different sort late last week after it was revealed that her electronic device had been infiltrated. 

Hacker attempted to impersonate Wiles in text messages and voice calls

According to Fox News, a number of senators, state governors, and important figures within the business field have recently gotten fraudulent text messages from someone impersonating Wiles.

In addition to written communications, some individuals have received voice calls that law enforcement officials believe were generated using an artificial intelligence program.

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"The White House takes the cybersecurity of all staff very seriously, and this matter continues to be investigated," a White House official told Fox News.

FBI Director Kash Patel spoke up in a statement of his own, saying, "The FBI takes all threats against the president, his staff, and our cybersecurity with the utmost seriousness."

Trump downplays hack: "Nobody can impersonate Susie. There’s only one Susie"

"Safeguarding our administration officials’ ability to securely communicate to accomplish the president’s mission is a top priority," Patel went on to add.

The Washington Post reported that for his part, the president opted to downplay revelations of the impersonation attempt against Wiles.

While speaking with reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump hailed Wiles as "an amazing woman" who "can handle it."

"I've heard they breached her phone and tried to impersonate her," the president acknowledged. "Nobody can impersonate Susie. There’s only one Susie."

Hackers working for Iran went after longtime Trump adviser last year

This is not the first time that those close to Trump have been electronically targeted, as the Wall Street Journal reported last year that a similar attempt was made to go after longtime adviser Roger Stone.

"I was contacted by Microsoft and the FBI to inform me my two personal emails had been compromised by a foreign nation state for the purpose of phishing officials in the Trump campaign to get entry to their computers," Stone was quoted as saying in a statement.

What's more, the veteran political operative asserted that he would be "co-operating with the investigation" as it unfolded.

The FBI suspected that Stone and other figures tied to the Trump campaign were hacked by individuals working for the government of Iran.