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07-03-2023, 07:11 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...lloon.html
Are giant Chinese CRANES the next spy balloon?
Beijing dimisses 'overly paranoid' claim it is using cargo equipment at U.S. ports as a 'Trojan Horse' to secretly collect intelligence
The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that top U.S. security officials fear Chinese-made cranes at U.S. ports could act as 'Trojan horses' for Beijing
China's foreign ministry on Monday blasted the U.S. for being 'overly paranoid' when asked about potential Chinese spy cranes
Tensions were already high between Washington and Beijing after President Joe Biden had the Pentagon shoot down a Chinese spy balloon last month
Additionally, the cranes can be remotely accessed, meaning a nefarious actor could tamper with them and interrupt the flow of goods, Bill Evanina, a former top U.S. counterintelligence official, told the Journal.
'Cranes can be the new Huawei,' said Evanina, referencing the Chinese telecom giant banned in the U.S. The cranes could represent the 'perfect combination of legitimate business that can also masquerade as clandestine intelleigence collection,' he said.
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Are giant Chinese CRANES the next spy balloon?
Beijing dimisses 'overly paranoid' claim it is using cargo equipment at U.S. ports as a 'Trojan Horse' to secretly collect intelligence
The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that top U.S. security officials fear Chinese-made cranes at U.S. ports could act as 'Trojan horses' for Beijing
China's foreign ministry on Monday blasted the U.S. for being 'overly paranoid' when asked about potential Chinese spy cranes
Tensions were already high between Washington and Beijing after President Joe Biden had the Pentagon shoot down a Chinese spy balloon last month
Additionally, the cranes can be remotely accessed, meaning a nefarious actor could tamper with them and interrupt the flow of goods, Bill Evanina, a former top U.S. counterintelligence official, told the Journal.
'Cranes can be the new Huawei,' said Evanina, referencing the Chinese telecom giant banned in the U.S. The cranes could represent the 'perfect combination of legitimate business that can also masquerade as clandestine intelleigence collection,' he said.
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