webfact Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Chinese woman arrested by Secret Service at Trump's Mar-a-Lago By Mark Hosenball FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) - A Chinese woman who got through security checkpoints at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida carrying a thumb drive coded with "malicious" software was arrested on Saturday for entering a restricted property and making false statements to officials, according to a court filing. Documents filed by the Secret Service on Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida say that shortly after noon on Saturday, Yujing Zhang approached a Secret Service agent screening visitors to Mar-a-Lago seeking entrance to the club. Zhang produced two Chinese passports displaying her photo and said she wanted to go to the pool. Secret Service officers could not initially find her name on an access list for the property, according to the Secret Service affidavit filed with the court. A club manager said that a man named Zhang was a club member, and even though Yujing Zhang did not give a clear answer as to whether the man was her father, the Secret Service affidavit says resort officials allowed her on the property on the assumption she was related to a member. Resort personnel became suspicious after Zhang appeared to have trouble explaining why she was visiting Mar-a-Lago, according to the affidavit. Zhang initially said she was there for an event staged by a group called the United Nations Chinese American Association. But resort staff found no such event was scheduled, according to the court filing. A receptionist then contacted Secret Service personnel who questioned Zhang and concluded she did not have "any legitimate documentation" authorizing her entry to Mar-a-Lago, according to the filing. After detaining her, investigators found in Zhang's possession four cellphones, a laptop computer, an external hard drive device and a thumb drive, the Secret Service court filing says. Initial examination of the thumb drive determined it contained "malicious malware," the Secret Service said. The White House referred questions on the incident to the Secret Service on Tuesday. The Secret Service declined comment, saying the investigation was still open. In a court filing on Tuesday, a public defender representing Zhang said she was invoking her right to remain silent. A Justice Department spokeswoman had no comment on the arrest. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball; additional reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Leslie Adler) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longcut Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Geeeee, was the thumb drive a product of Huawei? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 LOL. Bumbling spy, bumbling administration with security clearances at ZERO. What a circus. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 When questioned about the incident, the Chinese said everyone knows what a liar Trump is and can not be trusted. "We believe people loyal to Trump staged the whole affair trying to defame the Chinese government to gain leverage in trade negotiations." Major news networks are already decrying the incident as a Trump stunt...???? 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Looks like Robert Kraft stood up his date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 my wife is crazy enough to pull a stunt like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Trump is now colluding with the Chinese, get Mueller back for another investigation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardsong Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 nice 1 April prank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted April 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2019 First question out of Trump's mouth: "Was she hot?" 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: A Chinese woman who got through security checkpoints at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida carrying a thumb drive coded with "malicious" software was arrested on Saturday Did she work for Huawei? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted April 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2019 What !!! Trump didn't blame the Dems for this? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 What was she hoping to do with the USB drive, and what's to stop a real member from doing the same thing? If attacking the POTUS is as easy as managing to get into his tacky little beach club then he should be made to stop using it as a place to conduct government business. 3 hours ago, webfact said: Initial examination of the thumb drive determined it contained "malicious malware," the Secret Service said. As opposed to beneficial malware? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 This little farce will be fun to watch it play out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, ballpoint said: What was she hoping to do with the USB drive, and what's to stop a real member from doing the same thing? If attacking the POTUS is as easy as managing to get into his tacky little beach club then he should be made to stop using it as a place to conduct government business. Your point with the use of the USB drive to install malware is interesting. Typically, malware is installed via internet connection (ie., email & fake web sites) - no need for a personal appearance and higher risk of discovery. But it's well-known that Trump doesn't use e-mail although his family relations do. Furthermore, Trump has been using his personal unsecured iPhone to make calls and twitter while in the White House, giving Chinese and Russia spies easy access to his personal communications and interests. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/24/18020746/president-donald-trump-iphone-personal-calls-china-russia-spies-eavesdropping Use of a USB flash drive might be the delivery method of choice for malware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive_security ; https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/heres-a-list-of-29-different-types-of-usb-attacks/ So perhaps to make better direct access to Trump's iPhone (did Zhang have a matching iPhone with her that she could leave Trump with a clone from a download of data into it from his phone?), malware would have to be physically installed. Zhang appeared to have planned several excuses on her illegal entry into Mar-a-Lago, perhaps relying on Trump's capricious behavior and disregard for security at Mar-a-Lago to bypass Secret Service scrutiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Just now, Srikcir said: Furthermore, Trump has been using his personal unsecured iPhone to make calls and twitter while in the White House That's something I've often wondered about. There's a Bear Grylls show where he goes to Alaska with Barack Obama, when he was president. At the end of their trip they take a selfie, but have to borrow a phone from one of the entourage because, as Obama explains, he's not allowed to carry a smart phone for security reasons. I wonder what's changed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaanjohnno Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 She just wanted a good old Trump groping- no harm done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 What's amazing is that it was a club receptionist who flagged this Chinese woman to the Secret Service, after she made her way into the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted April 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2019 Don’t worry Donald will insist she gets top secret clearance lol 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Piss poor security on the part of Non-Secret Service security. Leave it to a civilian receptionist to press the alarm button and wake the 'real' secret service up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, oldrunner said: Piss poor security on the part of Non-Secret Service security. Leave it to a civilian receptionist to press the alarm button and wake the 'real' secret service up. I have often thought of our Government in the UK having its own secure network, with modified operating system and computers without USB Ports, CD ROMs etc. To prevent downloading and uploading of data and software. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Somtamnication said: LOL. Bumbling spy, bumbling administration with security clearances at ZERO. What a circus. Well, it worked for Jared and Ivanka... So I guess the Chinese Jenny Bond figured, why not give it a try! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Tug said: Don’t worry Donald will insist she gets top secret clearance lol And he'll most likely give it to her, notwithstanding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 hours ago, isaanjohnno said: She just wanted a good old Trump groping- no harm done Perhaps a relative of or related to the Chinese/Republican former massage parlor owner in Florida that Trump was cozy with??? You know, the place where Robert Kraft allegedly was videotaped and later arrested for prostitution...at a location that involved alleged human trafficking. We all thought Trump was just seriously compromised with Russia and Putin... But who knows... perhaps there's a whole other Chinese side of him that we're just beginning to find out about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: Well, it worked for Jared and Ivanka... So I guess the Chinese Jenny Bond figured, why not give it a try! KUSHNER WARNED THAT WENDI MURDOCH COULD BE WORKING FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT: REPORT https://www.newsweek.com/kushner-warned-about-wendi-murdoch-according-report-781929 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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