Cybersecurity
Huawei Tries to Overturn U.S. Ban That Cites ‘Cyber-Exploitation’ Risk
- Telecom giant says it’s being illegally punished by U.S. law
- U.S. asks judge to throw out lawsuit challenging federal ban
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Huawei Technologies Co. is making a Hail Mary bid to undo a U.S. law that prohibits federal agencies and contractors from buying or using the Chinese telecom giant’s equipment because of the alleged risk of “cyber exploitation” by China.
Lawyers for Huawei are urging a federal judge in Texas to rule that the law is an unconstitutional attempt by Congress to drive the company out of the country by imposing a “death penalty” over alleged past misdeeds and associations with the Chinese government.