Huawei Says U.S. Is Trying To Hack Its Computers

Last week, Huawei was rolling with the U.S.’ punches. This week, it’s hitting back and ratcheting up the anti-U.S. rhetoric. On Tuesday, the 5G leader accused Washington of launching cyberattacks against company computers. It also said U.S. law enforcement officials are waging a campaign of intimidation against its employees and trying to flip them.

These are big accusations...and Huawei hasn’t shown any supporting evidence. Plus, the claims were tacked onto a longer press release denying Huawei stole IP from U.S. companies. Seems like a strange spot to put such sweeping allegations.

At this point, it’s a Huawei said, she said game. The U.S. wants to thwart the telecom’s bid to build the world’s 5G networks, worried they could be a Trojan horse for Beijing’s spies or military hackers. Like Huawei’s recent salvo, these claims haven’t been accompanied by any smoking gun.

+ While we’re here: President Trump isn’t interested in talking to China about Huawei in upcoming trade negotiations. And Poland seems to be toeing the U.S. line on Huawei and 5G.