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> In an official statement, Huawei went on to call Bloomberg’s report “misleading” and said that the story “refers to a maintenance and diagnostic function, com
by diffeomorphism 7y ago
> In an official statement, Huawei went on to call Bloomberg’s report “misleading” and said that the story “refers to a maintenance and diagnostic function, common across the industry, as well as vulnerabilities, which were corrected over seven years ago.” It added that “there is absolutely no truth in the suggestion that Huawei conceals backdoors in its equipment.”
It was never proven to begin with. Like any good backdoor it "could simply have been a mistake" (deniability).
- bigj0n 7y agoQuoting Huawei doesnt make for great evidence here
- diffeomorphism 7y agoQuoting nobody to claim it was proven makes for even worse one.
- rumanator 7y agoThe quotes you personally selected actually admit that the technical aspects of the accusation are correct, but claim that the ability to exploit the gear to spy on their users was not intentional but instead a side-effect of the company's incompetence.
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoIs it "technically correct" to call standard diagnostic software that most telecommunications manufacturers install on their gear (and which does not allow unauthorized access) a "backdoor"? Vodafone, the company that Bloomberg claims was targeted by these backdoors, publicly contradicted Bloomberg. They pointed out that the diagnostic software did not allow unauthorized access: > The 'backdoor' that Bloomberg refers to is Telnet, which is a protocol that is commonly used by many vendors in the industry for performing diagnostic functions. It would not have been accessible from the internet. > Bloomberg is incorrect in saying that this 'could have given Huawei unauthorised access to the carrier's fixed-line network in Italy'.[1] 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48103430 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48103430.