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Chinese woman carrying thumb drive with malware arrested at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

A Chinese woman was arrested March 30 after going through security checkpoints at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort while carrying a thumb drive with malware. (Reuters)

Secret Service agents arrested a Chinese woman after she bypassed layers of security and gained access to the reception area of President Trump’s Florida resort this past weekend, saying they found she was carrying two passports and a thumb drive containing malicious software, according to court documents.

The incident renews concerns about how secure the president and his advisers are during their frequent stays at his Mar-a-Lago Club, which stays open for its members and their guests when the president is there.

Prosecutors say the woman, Yujing Zhang, first approached a Mar-a-Lago security checkpoint on Saturday shortly after noon and told security officials she was there to go to the swimming pool.

View the complete April 2 article by Davlin barrett and David A. Fahrenthold on The Washington Post website here.

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