News reports that Huawei engineers were involved in government spy activities in two African countries


by

Msporch

The Wall Street Journal, an economic paper, revealed on August 14, 2019 that Huawei engineers were involved in government spying in two African countries.

Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents-WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/huawei-technicians-helped-african-governments-spy-on-political-opponents-11565793017

Huawei employees helped African governments spy on opponents: WSJ
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/14/huawei-employees-helped-african-governments-spy-on-opponents-wsj.html

Huawei technicians may have helped African governments spy on opponents
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/14/huawei-technicians-spy-uganda-zambia-opponents/

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Huawei engineers were involved in espionage in the Republic of Uganda and Zambia .


by

Charles Nambasi

First, in Uganda, there is a suspicion of invading the WhatsApp chat group of Robert Caglany Centum , a popular singer active in the Bobby Wine stage, and also known as a protagonist of opposition to President Joweri Museveni It is. Centum was planning a street rally with supporters using WhatsApp but failed to hold the rally due to the obstruction of the authorities and was arrested with dozens of supporters.

Also, in Zambia, Huawei engineers infiltrated the phone and Facebook account of activists who wrote blog posts criticizing President Edgar Lung , and reported the address to Zambian police to help arrest the activists.

A Huawei spokesman commented that `` there was no hacking activity '' and denied the coverage of The Wall Street Journal, while the governments of Uganda and Zambia virtually admitted Huawei support . A Zambian ruling spokesman said, “We will first ask ZICTA of the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Bureau to identify opposition supporters who are trying to send out fake news. And ZICTA works with Huawei engineers 'It prevents the spread of fake news,' he said, revealing that Huawei and the Zambian government are in a cooperative relationship.

Huawei's technicians allegedly used for spying is a software similar to Pegasus spyware. Pegasus WhatsApp Vulnerable ( Luxury ) In addition to being suspected of being used in targeted attacks using sexuality , it was used to identify journalists who were actually looking for drug cartels in the killing of journalists in Mexico.


by Microsiervos

The US news broadcaster CNBC pointed out, 'This report may support the American government's claim that Huawei is spying on the Chinese government's will,' said Huawei against China and China He suggested that the eyes of doubt would be even more severe.

in Note, Posted by log1l_ks