Huawei smartphones allow the Chinese government to maliciously modify or steal information and conduct undetected espionage
BY ANTHONY CUTHBERTSON
Huawei smartphones allow the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army to maliciously modify or steal information and conduct undetected espionage
The head of the FBI has warned that the Chinese government is spying on U.S. citizens who use smartphones made by Huawei.
The intelligence chief told the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday that American telecom companies should be cautious of Chinese technology companies that have links with foreign governments.
“We’re deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to Chinese government that doesn’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“That provides the capacity to exert pressure or control over our telecommunications infrastructure. It provides the capacity to maliciously modify or steal information. And it provides the capacity to conduct undetected espionage.”
Wray’s comments follow a 2015 report from the bureau that described the threat posed by Huawei due to its “opaque relationship” with the Chinese government.
“Since Huawei’s inception in 1987, the company continues to receive open support from senior Chinese Communist Party officials and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Commanders,” the report stated.
“With over $100 billion in Chinese Government subsidization and direct financing, Huawei is able to offer unsuspecting U.S. businesses low-cost offers difficult to refuse in exchange for access to U.S. networks.”
During the hearing, Wray also said that Chinese operatives acting as professors, scientists and students have infiltrated American universities.
“I think the level of naïveté on the part of the academic sector about this creates its own issues,” Wray said.
“They’re exploiting the very open research and development environment that we have, which we all revere. But they’re taking advantage of it.”
BY ANTHONY CUTHBERTSON
Huawei smartphones allow the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army to maliciously modify or steal information and conduct undetected espionage
The head of the FBI has warned that the Chinese government is spying on U.S. citizens who use smartphones made by Huawei.
The intelligence chief told the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday that American telecom companies should be cautious of Chinese technology companies that have links with foreign governments.
“We’re deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to Chinese government that doesn’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“That provides the capacity to exert pressure or control over our telecommunications infrastructure. It provides the capacity to maliciously modify or steal information. And it provides the capacity to conduct undetected espionage.”
Wray’s comments follow a 2015 report from the bureau that described the threat posed by Huawei due to its “opaque relationship” with the Chinese government.
“Since Huawei’s inception in 1987, the company continues to receive open support from senior Chinese Communist Party officials and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Commanders,” the report stated.
“With over $100 billion in Chinese Government subsidization and direct financing, Huawei is able to offer unsuspecting U.S. businesses low-cost offers difficult to refuse in exchange for access to U.S. networks.”
During the hearing, Wray also said that Chinese operatives acting as professors, scientists and students have infiltrated American universities.
“I think the level of naïveté on the part of the academic sector about this creates its own issues,” Wray said.
“They’re exploiting the very open research and development environment that we have, which we all revere. But they’re taking advantage of it.”
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