Dutch spy agency investigating alleged Huawei ‘backdoor’: Volkskrant


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 16 May 2019

A Huawei surveillance camera is seen displayed at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

AMSTERDAM: Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei has a hidden "backdoor" on the network of a major Dutch telecoms firm, making it possible to access customer data, newspaper De Volkskrant said on May 16, citing unidentified intelligence sources.

The newspaper said Dutch intelligence agency AIVD was looking into whether the situation had enabled spying by the Chinese government.

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