1/ Bombshell reporting by Dutch newspaper @volkskrant on @Huawei in the Netherlands.
In 2010, KPN commissioned a risk assessment on Huawei. The findings were so damning that KPN never made them public for fear that the company wouldn't survive.
2/ The report states that Huawei:
➡️ Had unfettered access to KPN's network
➡️ Could eavesdrop on all conversations (including those of the PM)
➡️ Knew which numbers were monitored by police and intelligence services
➡️ Accessed the network core from China
There's more...
3/ Huawei also had full access to the personal info of KPN subsidiary Telfort's subscribers. Another investigation found that Huawei installed several ways to obtain this info and did so regularly.
Huawei refused to close down these exfil pathways after being confronted by KPN.
4/ One of the @volkskrant sources claims that KPN never conducted an investigation to determine what subscriber information was obtained by Huawei.
nos.nl/artikel/237455…
5/ The Volkskrant has been doing investigative reporting on this issue for some time. Kudos to them. @HuaweiFacts
reuters.com/article/us-net…
6/ NEW: @Huawei still manages the core of KPN’s network according to company insiders, contradicting the company’s official statements. @huibmodderkolk
7/ From CapGemini’s report for @KPN:
“Sub-conclusion: @Huawei has uncontrolled and unauthorized access to the core of the KPN mobile network. Such uncontrolled and unauthorized access actually took place after 28 October, 2009.”
8/ Per @huibmodderkolk @volkskrant reporting, the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD warned KPN of the risks of dealing with Huawei. KPN proceeded anyway.
9/ Incredible how KPN swept these findings under rug. They acted out of pure self interest. No regard for their customers, their country, or the Netherlands' allies and partners.
10. Think of the damage: economic espionage, identifying and monitoring CCP critics and dissidents, insight into Dutch government deliberations, potential access to sensitive NATO infrastructure...
11/ News outlets outside the Netherlands are starting to pick up this story. I shared some initial thoughts with @MORGANMEAKER @Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/technology/202…
12/ 👉 "Australian and British MPs who pressured Boris Johnson’s government to ban Huawei from the UK’s 5G network say they have been fully vindicated."
smh.com.au/world/europe/h…
13/ AIVD issued a statement on the @KPN/@Huawei conflagration h/t @ericgarland
14/ Dutch broadcaster @AVROTROS news program @EenVandaag had a segment dissecting KPN's past security issues in the wake of the Huawei revelations. It's not a pretty picture.
eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/techbedri…
15/ Dutch parliamentarians from across the political spectrum are requesting that State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer appear before the House of Representatives on 20 April to address the KPN-Huawei revelations.
computable.nl/artikel/nieuws…
16/ NEW: The Dutch government's Telecom Agency is launching an investigation into the #KPN-#Huawei revelations reported by @volkskrant.
"The safety and integrity of our tcom networks are of the greatest import for our society and our economy"
rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/5…
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