“Chinese hackers steel data from dozens of telecom companies.
A group of hackers has broken into the systems of dozens of telecom companies worldwide. In doing so, they sampled large amounts of data from the past seven years. The cybercriminals are linked to the Chinese government by security company Cybereason.
The hack campaign is now called Operation Soft ... Read more
Huawei research branch rejects parent company after the US ban’.
Huawei's US research division - Futurewei - separates its operations from its parent company. The reason is that the Chinese manufacturer was placed on a blacklist for trade in May. That puts two insiders against Reuters.
Futurewei has banned Huawei employees from its offices. Employees of the Comm... Read more
“U.S. is considering requirement that 5G equipment should be made outside of China.
The government of US President Trump would consider requiring 5G equipment used in the US to be designed and manufactured outside China. That's what the initiates report to The Wall Street Journal.
Last month, the US President ordered that some of the network equipment and services produced abroad ... Read more
‘Huawei-ban U.S. has long-term implications for U.S. tech companies.’
S&P rating agency warns against the American ban on Huawei. According to S&P, the ban creates barriers for the industry.
S&P states in its report that the ban Beijing may force to increase investment in Chinese technology, and to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, writes ZDNet. Thi... Read more
“Budgetchef White House wants to slow down the ban on Huawei.
The acting budget chief of the White House wants the ban on Huawei to be postponed. The chief, Russel T. Vought, asked for the postponement in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and nine members of the U.S. Congress. The Wall Street Journal holds a copy of that letter.
Specifically, Vought wants... Read more
Microsoft withdraws large facial recognition database from the Internet
Microsoft quietly removed a facial recognition database from the Internet this week, reports Silicon Angle. The database, MS Celeb, at some point contained 10 million images of about 100,000 people. That would make it the largest facial recognition database.
The intention was that the database sho... Read more
Google warns U.S. of possible security risks due to ban Huawei’.
Google is alerting the United States to the risks to national security that may result from the ban on Huawei. That's three people who are briefed on the conversations with the Financial Times. Huawei has been on a blacklist since May, which means that it is not allowed to buy American-made products... Read more
Nokia says it has now received more 5G orders than Huawei
Nokia claims that it has now received more orders for 5G equipment than its Chinese competitor Huawei. The company has seen a growing interest in its products over the past few weeks, says Managing Director Federico Guillen.
Nokia now has 42 commercial 5G orders, says Guillen versus Reuters. Huawei... Read more
‘Huawei is cutting back production of smartphones after US trade sanctions’.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is said to have scaled down production of its smartphones after the US imposed trade sanctions on the company last month. That's what insiders say about the South China Morning Post.
According to the insiders, Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer that assembles ... Read more
‘Huawei wants to sell its submarine cable activities’.
Huawei plans to sell its submarine telecom cable business. That's what an application from a buyer who owns Reuters says. Hengtong Optic-Electric, a manufacturer of optical telecommunication products, is interested in the department of the Chinese company.
In its application for the Shanghai Stock ... Read more