In the light of the resent NSA leak, the cache files that was release by the Shadow Brokers revealed that Chinese tech company Huawei was targeted. This most likely means the NSA were able to breach Huawei's systems and spy.
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There were more companies that were listed as targets and this is a unprecedented breach on privacy. Some questions that need to be answered...
- How many systems and products are vulnerable to these exploits that were used?
- Are manufacturers creating backdoors to our devices?
- What prevents these tools ending up in the wrong hands?
Now the last question, It already was in the wrong hands with the team that used it and now in the hands of who knows what person or COUNTRY.
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There even was a statement from Huawei:
"We’re certainly aware of allegations – recent and more dated - of past government attempts to exploit commercial networking gear. And, of course, we know that networks and related ICT product are under regular and widespread attack and we make significant investments in innovative technologies, processes and security assurance procedures to better secure them, as well as the networks and data of our customers."
As the generations go by, we lose more and more of our privacy. When does it reach the breaking point?
A serious issue that continually needs to be addressed.