FBI Believes Huawei Cell Towers Capable of Espionage and Communications Disruptions, Per CNN Exclusive Report

The FBI has determined that cell towers outfitted with equipment from the Chinese tech giant Huawei is "capable of capturing and disrupting highly restricted Defense Department communications, including those used by US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear weapons," according to CNN, who cited several unnamed security oficials. The equipment in question is Huawei technology that was outfitted to cell towers of small communications providers across the midwest. The selling of tech to said rural providers was unprofitable to Huawei, which raised further questions. The tech was supposed to be removed following approval from Congress in 2020, but has not yet due to lack of funds.