S. Dakota’s Gov. Noem says cell phone number hacked; Blames it on Jan. 6 committee

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem stated Monday that her private cellular phone quantity has been hacked and blamed it on the discharge of her Social Safety quantity amid tons of of paperwork that the Home Jan. 6 committee launched final 12 months.

The Republican governor, who’s weighing a 2024 White Home bid, stated in a press release that her private cellular phone quantity had been linked to hoax calls. She has written letters urging U.S. Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland and Congress to analyze the discharge of her household’s Social Safety numbers after they have been included in a listing of private data for 1000’s of people that visited the White Home throughout then-President Donald Trump’s time period.

“Callous mishandling of private data has real-world penalties,” Noem stated in a press release. “For those who get such a cellphone name from my quantity, know that I had no involvement.”

Noem stated that South Dakota’s Fusion Heart, a state company that compiles legal intelligence, has been notified of the cellular phone hack. Her workplace didn’t supply additional proof that the discharge of her private data led to the hack.