After the cyber defense in Lithuania warned against Chinese 5G smartphones, the Federal Office for Information Security also wants to examine the devices.
After the Lithuanian cyber defense warned of security gaps and built-in censorship functions in Chinese cell phones, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) initiated its own investigations.
This was confirmed by a BSI spokesman for the German Press Agency. The state center for cybersecurity in Vilnius had particularly criticized a device from the Chinese manufacturer because it was technically able to censor certain content on the built-in web browser. The censorship filter was not active, but could be switched on remotely.
Huawei and Xiaomi models affected
The BSI received the report from the Lithuanian cyber defense on Wednesday, in which three specific smartphone models were analyzed. These were the Huawei P40 5G, the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G and the OnePlus 8T 5G. The cybersecurity center NKSC (Nacionalinio Kibernetinio Saugumo Centro) directed the most serious allegations against Xiaomi. At Huawei, the Lithuanians complained that the app store also links to sources that the agency has classified as unsafe. The NKSC found no defects in the OnePlus device.
A spokesman for Xiaomi said his company’s devices did not censor communications with or from their users. “Xiaomi has and will never restrict or prevent personal activities of its smartphone users, such as searching, calling, surfing the Internet or using third-party communication software.”
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