Huawei Checks Its Supply Chain for Co-Operations with CIA-Controlled CryptoAG

In response to a contempo shocking report from The Washington Post and German language public broadcaster ZDF that claims the CIA used to ain Crypto AG – an encryption equipment and software company operating in over 120 countries across the globe, Huawei checked its supply concatenation and found no co-operation with CryptoAG.

In a recent statement, Huawei said the following: "Huawei PSIRT has conducted a thorough investigation of all partnerships with suppliers and can confirm that Huawei has no concern dealings with Crypto AG, CyOne Security AG, or Crypto International. "

For those wondering, CIA reportedly acquired Crypto AG during the Cold War and designed encryption devices that would allow the agency decrypt and read all the communications of clients. CIA later sold its assets to CyOne Security AG and Crypto International in 2018, as per the report.

"It was the intelligence insurrection of the century. Foreign governments were paying adept coin to the U.S. and West Germany for the privilege of having their well-nigh undercover communications read by at least ii (and possibly as many as 5 or 6) foreign countries.", states the report.

In case you're out of the loop, a recent Wall Street Journal report claimed that the The states has evidence regarding the presence of backdoors utilized for spying on Huawei phones. Huawei, however, rejected the allegations.

"US allegations of Huawei using lawful interception are nothing but a smokescreen — they don't adhere to whatsoever form of accepted logic in the cybersecurity domain. Huawei has never and will never covertly access telecom networks, nor practice nosotros have the capability to do so," Huawei said in a argument.