1/ Bombshell reporting by Dutch newspaper @volkskrant on @Huawei in the Netherlands.

In 2010, KPN commissioned a risk assessment on Huawei. The findings were so damning that KPN never made them public for fear that the company wouldn& #39;t survive. https://twitter.com/huibmodderkolk/status/1383285413767303170">https://twitter.com/huibmodde...
2/ The report states that Huawei:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Had unfettered access to KPN& #39;s network
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Could eavesdrop on all conversations (including those of the PM)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Knew which numbers were monitored by police and intelligence services
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Accessed the network core from China

There& #39;s more...
3/ Huawei also had full access to the personal info of KPN subsidiary Telfort& #39;s subscribers. Another investigation found that Huawei installed several ways to obtain this info and did so regularly.

Huawei refused to close down these exfil pathways after being confronted by KPN.
6/ NEW: @Huawei still manages the core of KPN’s network according to company insiders, contradicting the company’s official statements. @huibmodderkolk https://twitter.com/huibmodderkolk/status/1383821735166758923">https://twitter.com/huibmodde...
7/ From CapGemini’s report for @KPN:

“Sub-conclusion: @Huawei has uncontrolled and unauthorized access to the core of the KPN mobile network. Such uncontrolled and unauthorized access actually took place after 28 October, 2009.”
8/ Per @huibmodderkolk @volkskrant reporting, the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD warned KPN of the risks of dealing with Huawei. KPN proceeded anyway.
9/ Incredible how KPN swept these findings under rug. They acted out of pure self interest. No regard for their customers, their country, or the Netherlands& #39; allies and partners.
10. Think of the damage: economic espionage, identifying and monitoring CCP critics and dissidents, insight into Dutch government deliberations, potential access to sensitive NATO infrastructure...
12/ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> "Australian and British MPs who pressured Boris Johnson’s government to ban Huawei from the UK’s 5G network say they have been fully vindicated." https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/huawei-able-to-eavesdrop-on-dutch-mobile-network-secret-report-20210419-p57kf9.html">https://www.smh.com.au/world/eur...
13/ AIVD issued a statement on the @KPN/ @Huawei conflagration h/t @ericgarland
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