WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Chinese hackers who

tapped into Verizon's system targeted phones used by people

affiliated with the campaign of Democratic presidential

candidate Kamala Harris, a person familiar with the situation

said on Friday.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his

running mate, JD Vance, were also targeted, according to media

reports. Reuters could not confirm those reports.

The New York Times reported investigators were working to

determine what communications, if any, were taken from Trump and

Vance.

The Trump campaign was made aware this week that Trump and

Vance were among a number of people inside and outside of

government whose phone numbers were targeted through the

infiltration of Verizon phone systems, the Times report

added.

The Trump campaign did not confirm that Trump's and Vance's

phones were targeted. Steven Cheung, the campaign's

communications director, said Vice President Harris has

emboldened China and Iran to attack U.S. infrastructure to

prevent Trump from returning to office.

China's embassy in Washington and the Harris campaign did

not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Trump campaign was hacked earlier this year. The U.S.

Justice Department charged three members of Iran's Revolutionary

Guard Corps with the hack, accusing them of trying to disrupt

the Nov. 5 election.

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure

Security Agency said on Friday they were investigating

unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications

infrastructure by people associated with China. The joint

statement by the agencies did not name the targets of the

incident.

Verizon said it was aware of a sophisticated attempt to

reportedly target U.S. telecoms and gather intelligence.

The largest U.S. telecom company added it was working with

law enforcement.