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Vodafone denies Huawei Italy security risk

Posted by Akir
Tags: security, huawei, 5g, vodafone, italy, vulnerabilities, telecoms, infrastructure, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48103430

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Published
Apr 30 2019
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6 comments

  1. [4]
    Lawrencium265
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    I mostly read it as, "they found some security holes in some Huawei products 8 years ago, but we're making it seem like it's espionage" i mean, let's talk about intels security flaws, or the us...

    I mostly read it as, "they found some security holes in some Huawei products 8 years ago, but we're making it seem like it's espionage" i mean, let's talk about intels security flaws, or the us government using stingray devices to spy on its own citizens without warrants.

    6 votes
    1. [3]
      The_Fad
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      Has Huawei since fixed those security holes?

      Has Huawei since fixed those security holes?

      1 vote
      1. [2]
        Zeerph
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        According to the BBC report And that

        According to the BBC report

        In a statement, Vodafone said: "The issues in Italy identified in the Bloomberg story were all resolved and date back to 2011 and 2012.

        And that

        "Bloomberg is incorrect in saying that this 'could have given Huawei unauthorised access to the carrier's fixed-line network in Italy'.

        "In addition, we have no evidence of any unauthorised access. This was nothing more than a failure to remove a diagnostic function after development.

        3 votes
  2. [2]
    Akir
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    I wanted to title this "Bloomberg posts more anti-China fake news" but didn't want to editorialize it or even to give Bloomberg the clicks. All I can say about this story is that I am...

    I wanted to title this "Bloomberg posts more anti-China fake news" but didn't want to editorialize it or even to give Bloomberg the clicks.

    All I can say about this story is that I am flabbergasted that they are continuing to publish reports like this. Do they not value their credibility?

    3 votes