Submission + - Huawei Spies for China, Former CIA Chief Says (securityweek.com)
wiredmikey writes: Former CIA head Michael Hayden said it "goes without saying" that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei spies for China. Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, he claimed China was engaged in unrestricted espionage against the West and believes Western intelligence networks have hard evidence that Huawei had spied on behalf of the Chinese state.
"And, at a minimum, Huawei would have shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with. I think that goes without saying." When asked whether Huawei represented an unambiguous national security threat to the US and Australia, Hayden replied: "Yes, I believe it does".
Huawei denies it has any direct links to the Chinese state, but the US Congress last year called for its exclusion from US government contracts and it was also barred from bidding for contracts to build Australia's national broadband network.
"And, at a minimum, Huawei would have shared with the Chinese state intimate and extensive knowledge of the foreign telecommunications systems it is involved with. I think that goes without saying." When asked whether Huawei represented an unambiguous national security threat to the US and Australia, Hayden replied: "Yes, I believe it does".
Huawei denies it has any direct links to the Chinese state, but the US Congress last year called for its exclusion from US government contracts and it was also barred from bidding for contracts to build Australia's national broadband network.
