Chinese hackers penetrated into U.S. telecommunications networks and targeted phones used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, reported The New York Times on Friday. Investigators are currently trying to “determine what communications data, if any, was taken or observed by the sophisticated penetration of telecom systems, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an active and highly sensitive national security case.” Such data, the report continued, could be a “gold mine” for hostile foreign intelligence services, as…