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I can’t tell if this is true or an organized smear campaign against Huawei for monetary reasons.

danarmak 7y ago
Why not both? Many routers have had remote access vulnerabilities, but there's a clear reason to write about 2012-era vulns about Huawei and not some other manufacturer.
- gloflo 7y ago
  What would be that reason?
  - bildung 7y ago
    The smear campaign part of negamax's comment.
mr__y 7y ago
I believe it's both. I mean there could be some backdoors and there are some vulns portrayed as backdoors but probably the situation is no different for any other manufacturer. But since there is a campaign against Huawei everyone is concentrated on researching and reporting problems with that particular brand while ignoring all the others
_cs2017_ 7y ago
My guess is it's not an organized smear campaign. Rather, it just happens to be a hot topic these days, an easy way to gain some clicks and subscriptions. Kinda like UFOs, government conspiracies, "Elvis Presley Seen Alive" etc., but for a slightly more sophisticated audience.
agumonkey 7y ago
Who would benefit from Huawei being out ? (genuinely curious)
- Fnoord 7y ago
  I'm not sure but.. "There are only five companies in the world offering 5G radio hardware and 5G systems for carriers: Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Samsung, and Ericsson" [1] And I suppose Cisco? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
thenickdude 7y ago
If it was true it would be trivial and painless for them to provide proof. They haven't, therefore it's misinformation.
threeseed 7y ago
I work for a telco and it's not about money. With 5G the architecture is far more sophisticated and wide reaching. Companies are also looking at containerisation to go with it which means that vulnerabilities can do far more damage and stay hidden far longer. Telcos are very much looking out for the interests of their users because once you're known as not being private and secure your business will be finished.
- negamax 7y ago
  You mean the same telcos that sell location data of their users to third parties. Using dubiously marketed plans. List goes on. I think they are far away from making a case for looking out for their users.

Why not both? Many routers have had remote access vulnerabilities, but there's a clear reason to write about 2012-era vulns about Huawei and not some other manufacturer.

gloflo 7y ago
What would be that reason?
- bildung 7y ago
  The smear campaign part of negamax's comment.

mr__y 7y ago

I believe it's both. I mean there could be some backdoors and there are some vulns portrayed as backdoors but probably the situation is no different for any other manufacturer. But since there is a campaign against Huawei everyone is concentrated on researching and reporting problems with that particular brand while ignoring all the others

_cs2017_ 7y ago

My guess is it's not an organized smear campaign. Rather, it just happens to be a hot topic these days, an easy way to gain some clicks and subscriptions. Kinda like UFOs, government conspiracies, "Elvis Presley Seen Alive" etc., but for a slightly more sophisticated audience.

agumonkey 7y ago

Who would benefit from Huawei being out ? (genuinely curious)

Fnoord 7y ago
I'm not sure but.. "There are only five companies in the world offering 5G radio hardware and 5G systems for carriers: Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Samsung, and Ericsson" [1] And I suppose Cisco? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G

thenickdude 7y ago

If it was true it would be trivial and painless for them to provide proof. They haven't, therefore it's misinformation.

threeseed 7y ago

I work for a telco and it's not about money. With 5G the architecture is far more sophisticated and wide reaching. Companies are also looking at containerisation to go with it which means that vulnerabilities can do far more damage and stay hidden far longer. Telcos are very much looking out for the interests of their users because once you're known as not being private and secure your business will be finished.

negamax 7y ago
You mean the same telcos that sell location data of their users to third parties. Using dubiously marketed plans. List goes on. I think they are far away from making a case for looking out for their users.