For a few years now, high-ranking US intelligence officials warned that Huawei is a security threat for America and its allies. Its networking equipment can allegedly be used for spying operations against the West, and Huawei has been contesting these reports for as many years. However, these security concerns are the basis of the recent bans against the Chinese conglomerate. The company can’t do business with US companies, and it can’t provide telecom equipment in the US. Add to that the complex US-China trade war, and it’s easy to see why Huawei has been in the spotlight lately.
But just as Huawei is trying to fix these issues and improve its image in dealings with other countries, a scathing report from a cybersecurity company tells us that a group of hackers tied to the Chinese government has been hacking more than a dozen global telecommunication companies for years, and stealing large amounts of personal and corporate data. The report doesn’t implicate Huawei in any way but makes it clear that a nation-state is responsible for the cyber heist, with China being the likeliest candidate.
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Hackers linked to China stole private data from wireless telcos around the world originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 25 Jun 2019 at 11:44:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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