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Huawei's alleged hacking of BSNL network being investigated: Government

Huawei's alleged hacking of BSNL network being investigated: Government 205h6w

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 5 February 2014 17:49 IST

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Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei allegedly hacked state-owned BSNL's network and the government is investigating the matter, the parliament was informed on Wednesday.

"An incident about alleged hacking of telecom company, has come to notice. The government has constituted an inter-ministerial team to investigate the matter," Minister of State for Communications and IT Killi Krupa Rani informed the Lok Sabha. 1m2qi

There were reports of a mobile tower being impacted a few months ago in the coastal area of Andhra Pradesh that was attributed to hacking by the company's engineers.

The written reply of the minister did not share any detail of the incident.

ZTE, in 2012.

Huawei was also top contender in this bid, but the company declined to supply equipment at the low price quoted by ZTE.

A parliamentary committee in 2012 had recommended that the government test the telecom equipment for security, against the backdrop of Chinese companies becoming biggest suppliers of hardware and software to Indian firms.

The committee has suggested government to consider the United States model of auditing telecom equipment that can have serious security implications.

In 2012, a committee of US lawmakers on intelligence warned of cyber-espionage threats from telecom networks built by Chinese companies and suggested that American companies considering business with Huawei and ZTE should look for other vendors.

The charges were strongly denied by both the Chinese companies.

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