May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219

    This week, Unistellar attackers wiped over 12,000 MongoDB databases, a Slack bug that allows remote file hijacking, Baltimore ransomware nightmare could last weeks more, over 25,000 smart Linksys routers are leaking sensitive data, and Huawei&#8217… Continue reading May 21, 2019 – Hack Naked News #219

Google bans Huawei from accessing Android & its licensed apps

By Uzair Amir
Intel Corp., Broadcom Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Xilinx Inc., etc., have also refused to supply critical components and software to Huawei. The US has decided to deny Huawei Technologies Co., a major Chinese tech firm, access to US technology t… Continue reading Google bans Huawei from accessing Android & its licensed apps

Google to stop providing Huawei with key software amid trade war escalation

Google will cease to provide some services to smartphones manufactured by Huawei, a move that could dent the Chinese phone-maker’s business outside its native country. Google has suspended any business with Huawei that requires the transfer of proprietary hardware, software or technical services, Reuters first reported Sunday. Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not have access to Google apps and services, according to the Wall Street Journal. In practice, existing Huawei smartphones will largely continue to function as normal, though the devices may lose artificial intelligence capabilities and other protocols that rely on Google infrastructure, per WSJ. Future Huawei phones running on Android will lose access to the Google Play Store, Gmail, YouTube and other popular Google apps. “For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,” a Google […]

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US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei

Google has reportedly suspended all businesses with the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, and revoked its Android license effective immediately—a move that will have a drastic impact on Huawei devices across the globe.

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US Bans Foreign Equipment that Threatens National Security, Implicating Huawei

Have Huawei and affiliates been ostracized from the US for fear of cyberespionage? Casting foreign technology as a serious risk to national security, US President Donald Trump has banned telecom companies in the US from deploying equipment made in fore… Continue reading US Bans Foreign Equipment that Threatens National Security, Implicating Huawei

Huawei Fallout: UK Defence Minister Sacked Over Leak

The surprising U.K. government position which we referenced in our prior piece on Huawei being a national security proxy for China wasn’t supposed to have been public knowledge. The information concerning the April 23 government meeting was, according… Continue reading Huawei Fallout: UK Defence Minister Sacked Over Leak