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Finite State, a cybersecurity research firm, conducted a survey of Huawei equipment and discovered that 55% of Huawei hardware devices it tested contained at least one backdoor access point.
The vulnerabilities in Huawei products pose serious security threats of cyberattack and data exfiltration if the equipment is used, according to Finite’s report on Huawei published Wednesday.
“The Chinese National Intelligence Law of 2016 requires all companies ‘to support, provide assistance, and cooperate in national intelligence work,’” the report stated.
China’s intelligence and counterespionage activities tend to be so expansive these provisions could be used to justify activities extending well beyond China’s borders.”
Huawei dominates the global market for next-generation 5G telecommunications infrastructure. The concern is that all data passing through mobile devices, smart homes and other internet-connected devices will become cyberattack vectors if Huawei equipment is used in 5G networks.
Finite reviewed more than 1.5 million files embedded in 9,936 firmware images supporting 558 Huawei enterprise networking products. They found hard-coded backdoor credentials, unsafe use of cryptographic keys, and indicators of insecure software development practices,
The analysis shows Huawei devices quantitatively pose a high risk to their users,” the report said. “In virtually all categories we studied, we found Huawei devices to be less secure than comparable devices from other vendors.” Hundreds of cases of back doors were discovered.
“China has focused relentlessly not just upon developing technology indigenously but also upon acquiring it abroad, by means both fair and foul, tilting the playing field in its favor at the expense of U.S. and global companies,” he said.
