UK report confirms warnings of Huawei security risks: US official

A British government report issued Thursday detailing security risks posed by Chinese firm Huawei confirms US government warnings of security risks associated with the telecom giant, according to a US official.

The report from a cybersecurity watchdog identified “significant technical issues” in Huawei’s engineering and warned there is “only limited assurance” the risk can be managed.

The US official said those findings support similar American assessments that concluded Huawei’s equipment cannot be “made safe from Chinese influence or disruption.”

The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the media publicly.