U.S. says Chinese telecom giant Huawei did business with Iran, North Korea

  • 📰 NBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 65 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 29%
  • Publisher: 86%

Malaysia News News

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Malaysia Headlines

Federal prosecutors have hit Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei with new charges in a superseding indictment unsealed Thursday, which details the company's alleged illegal behavior in Iran and North Korea.

They also allege that Huawei employed at least one citizen in Iran, which is a violation of U.S. law.

In addition, the indictment said that Huawei has been involved in numerous projects in North Korea since at least 2008 and took steps to conceal its involvement in North Korean projects, even allegedly writing on shipping instructions that its logo should not be included when sending products to that nation.

Huawei allegedly misled institutions that processed the transactions so they were unaware of what the company was doing in North Korea, the prosecutors claimed.In a press release, prosecutors said Huawei stole intellectual property including, “trade secret information and copyrighted works, such as source code and user manuals for internet routers, antenna technology and robot testing technology.”

Huawei faces three new counts in this superseding indictment, for a total of 16, including racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to steal trade secrets. The Trump administrationThe indictment alleges that Huawei stole trade secret and intellectual property information from six U.S. companies. In one instance, Huawei entered into a contract with an unnamed professor from a Chinese research university, prosecutors claimed. That professor contacted Huawei seeking access to a prototype memory board containing the U.S. company’s proprietary chip.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 10. in MY
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

HIT THEM HARD (!) Huawei: the most CORRUPT and UNWORTHY telecom. vendor provider that has ever set foot on the stage. It only takes a little time dealing (inside and outside) with them, to realize how doomed you are when banking your CapEx on them...

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

US accuses Huawei of spying through 'backdoors' built for law enforcement - Business InsiderThe US says Huawei has been spying through 'backdoors' designed for law enforcement — which is what the US has been pressuring tech companies to do for years lv_vl sure... good comeback after being busted with fake encryption company The evidence showed otherwise. The US strongarmed all the major American tech companies into installing backdoors in their products years ago, and then proceeded to spy on its own citizens and its allies (as well as its enemies). But when China does it, it's bad.
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »