US Democratic Candidates Told Not To Use Chinese Devices: Report

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Committee warned party candidates running in November elections not to use devices made by Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE Corp and
Huawei Technologies because they pose a security risk, a Democratic source said on Friday.US lawmakers and the Trump administration have
pressured US companies to not sell Huawei or ZTE products, saying they potentially could be used to spy on Americans
Earlier this year they pushed ATT to drop a deal with Huawei to sell its smartphones in the United States.The source said Bob Lord, the
DNC's chief security officer, said in a email that it was important for party and campaign workers to be vigilant about the
warnings."Please make sure that you are not using or purchasing ZTE or Huawei devices anywhere within your staff - for personal or
work-related use," Bob Lord said.Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai told Congress in March he shared the concerns of US
lawmakers about espionage threats from Huawei."Hidden 'back doors' to our networks in routers, switches - and virtually any other type of
telecommunications equipment - can provide an avenue for hostile governments to inject viruses, launch denial-of-service attacks, steal
data, and more," Ajit Pai said at the time.The US Department of Defense has already stopped selling mobile phones and modems made by Huawei