{"id":2058312,"date":"2023-10-06T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committee-urges-navy-exchange-to-stop-selling-chinese-linked-computers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:15:13","slug":"house-committee-urges-navy-exchange-to-stop-selling-chinese-linked-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committee-urges-navy-exchange-to-stop-selling-chinese-linked-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"House Committee urges Navy Exchange to cease Chinese computer sales."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-committee-urges-navy-exchange-to-stop-selling-chinese-linked-computers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2058312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The \u2064House Select \u2062Committee \u200con the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is calling\u2064 on the U.S.\u2062 Navy Exchange to take action against Lenovo computers due to concerns about the company&#8217;s\u2062 ties\u200d with the\u2064 CCP regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06\/id5505148-10_4_2023-Navy-Exchange-Letter-on-Computers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> \u200b addressed to \u2064Navy Exchange Service Command CEO Robert \u2064Bianchi on October 4th, House\u2063 China\u2064 Committee \u2062Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) expressed his worry about the \u200csale of \u2064at least 10 Lenovo\u2064 products on the Navy Exchange marketplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Navy Exchange is \u2064a valuable asset\u200b for U.S. \u2064servicemembers as its marketplace offers competitive \u200cprices with no sales taxes,&#8221; emphasized Mr. Gallagher\u2062 in the letter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/communist-china-wants-struggle-with-us-not-guardrails-experts-5504645?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Communist China Wants &#8216;Struggle&#8217; With US, Not \u2062Guardrails: Experts<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/communist-china-wants-struggle-with-us-not-guardrails-experts-5504645?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/millions-of-made-in-china-covid-test-kits-are-making-their-way-to-american-homes-5502680?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Millions \u200cof Made-in-China\u2064 COVID Test Kits Are\u200c Making Their Way\u200c to American \u2062Homes<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/4\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/millions-of-made-in-china-covid-test-kits-are-making-their-way-to-american-homes-5502680?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;However, the Exchange \u2064should not be selling Lenovo products to \u2062U.S. servicemembers, especially with tax-free discounts. This\u200d poses a\u200c significant cybersecurity \u200bthreat and \u2063undermines the \u200dU.S.\u2064 Department of Defense&#8217;s \u200c2023 Cyber Strategy, \u2064which prioritizes &#8216;fostering a culture of cybersecurity \u200cand cyber\u2062 awareness,'&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The House Select Committee \u200chas \u2062requested a briefing from Mr. Bianchi by\u2064 October 20th to clarify the Navy Exchange&#8217;s decision to \u2062sell \u2063Lenovo products to active-duty U.S. servicemembers.<\/p>\n<p>Lenovo&#8217;s largest shareholder is the\u2062 CCP, and the company has connections to the Chinese\u2062 military and the \u2064Chinese Academy \u200bof \u2063Sciences. Mr. Gallagher also highlighted Lenovo&#8217;s involvement in the\u200d CCP&#8217;s espionage campaigns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Subcommittee chairman Rep. Mike \u2064Gallagher (R-Wis.) \u2063speaks during a \u2063House\u200b Armed Services\u200c Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies,\u2063 and Innovation hearing about\u2064 artificial intelligence\u200b on Capitol Hill in Washington\u200c on July 18, 2023. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Gallagher expressed concern that the sale of Chinese-linked tech products could potentially expose \u2063servicemembers&#8217; sensitive personal\u2063 information to the CCP, posing a risk to U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to the 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence \u200cCommunity, China\u2062 is the most \u2063active and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prepare-for-chinese-cyber-attacks-us-security-official-reveals-in-dire-warning\/\" title=\"US security official issues urgent warning about Chinese cyber attacks.\">persistent cyber espionage threat<\/a> to U.S. \u200bGovernment and private-sector networks,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;PRC espionage campaigns are highly sophisticated and\u2064 could certainly target U.S. servicemembers on their personal computer and IT devices,&#8221; Mr. Gallagher\u2063 added, using the official name of the People&#8217;s Republic \u200bof\u2064 China.<\/p>\n<h2>Concerns Over\u200c Lenovo&#8217;s\u200b Relations With CCP<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06\/id5505154-Interos_Supply-Chain-Vulnerabilities-from-China-in-U.S.-Federal-ICT_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> commissioned by the\u2062 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, technology experts revealed \u2064that\u2064 Lenovo\u2062 is suspected of being involved in the installation of Superfish spyware and backdoor access on\u200d some of \u2063its \u200ccomputer products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Superfish \u200dis a preloaded software shipped with Lenovo computers that \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committee-urges-navy-exchange-to-stop-selling-chinese-linked-computers\/\" title=\"House Committee urges Navy Exchange to cease Chinese computer sales.\">supposedly monitored internet \u200cbrowser traffic<\/a> for advertising purposes,\u200b but\u200c it \u200dalso allowed hackers \u200bto access \u200cencrypted browser\u2064 traffic, including sensitive information like banking transactions, passwords, emails, and instant \u200dmessages,&#8221; the report explains.<\/p>\n<p>The report also mentioned \u2064that intelligence agencies in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom,\u2063 Canada, and\u200b New Zealand have banned Lenovo products since the mid-2000s due to reports of &#8220;backdoor&#8221; access \u2062and vulnerable \u2063firmware found in Lenovo\u200c products.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, \u200bthe State Department prohibited the use of Lenovo computers on classified systems to prevent any compromise of sensitive information and communication channels.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the report \u2063revealed that the U.S.\u2062 Navy decided to replace servers for its \u200bguided missile cruisers and destroyers \u200din 2015 after Lenovo\u200d acquired certain IBM server and software\u2064 product\u2064 lines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2016, several incidents \u2064suggested \u200cthat the Department of Defense \u200dmay\u2064 have banned Lenovo products due to concerns about cyber spying \u200don Pentagon networks and suspicions \u2064of backdoors installed by the company for espionage purposes,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According to an \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/chinatechthreat.com\/statecontracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2021 report<\/a> by China Tech \u2064Threat, at least 38 \u2062states in the United States have contracts with Lenovo and Lexmark, both of which are tech companies affiliated with the CCP regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The report warned that\u2064 Chinese-linked products could potentially gain access to\u200d sensitive personal and financial\u2063 information held by\u200b various government departments and agencies, including courts, police departments, elections departments, education departments, and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pacific-northwest-prepares-for-heat-wave\/\" title=\"Pacific Northwest prepares for heat wave\">social service providers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications of Lenovo&#8217;s close ties to the Chinese military and the Chinese Academy of Sciences\u200d in relation to state-sponsored cyber \u2063espionage\u200c campaigns?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Re\u200c on its computers. Superfish was\u2062 a form of adware that was pre-installed on Lenovo\u200b laptops \u200cand could intercept \u2063users&#8217; secure connections, exposing their sensitive information to potential attackers.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 incident, which occurred in 2015, \u2063raised serious\u2064 concerns about Lenovo&#8217;s \u200drelationship with the CCP and \u200bits commitment to \u2064cybersecurity. \u200cSince Lenovo is\u200c heavily influenced \u2064by the CCP as its largest shareholder, there are concerns that\u2063 the company could be \u200dcompelled to\u2064 cooperate with the Chinese government \u200din its cyber espionage \u2063activities.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2062Lenovo has been\u200d linked \u200bto \u200dthe Chinese military and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both of which have close ties with\u2063 the CCP.\u2062 This raises additional concerns \u200dabout the company&#8217;s involvement in state-sponsored cyber espionage campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>In light\u200b of these concerns, the House Select \u2064Committee\u2062 on\u2063 the \u200bChinese Communist Party is urging\u200d the U.S. Navy\u2064 Exchange \u2062to take action against \u200dLenovo computers. \u2063Selling Lenovo products to U.S. servicemembers, \u2062especially with tax-free discounts, poses a significant cybersecurity threat. \u200dThis not only undermines the U.S. Department\u200d of\u200c Defense&#8217;s 2023 Cyber Strategy but\u2064 also puts servicemembers&#8217; \u2062personal information\u200c at\u2064 risk of being exposed to\u200d the\u2063 CCP.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Intelligence Community has consistently identified China \u2063as the most active and\u200c persistent cyber espionage threat to U.S. government and private-sector networks. Given the \u200bsophisticated nature of PRC espionage \u2062campaigns, it is entirely possible that \u2063U.S.\u200d servicemembers could \u200dbe \u2062targeted on their personal\u2062 computer and IT devices.<\/p>\n<p>To address these concerns, the House \u200bSelect Committee has \u200crequested\u2063 a briefing from Navy Exchange Service Command\u200c CEO Robert Bianchi. The committee seeks clarification on the Navy Exchange&#8217;s decision\u2064 to sell Lenovo products and its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House China Committee Chairman, Mike Gallagher, has written a letter to Navy Exchange Service Command CEO, Robert Bianchi, urging the removal of Lenovo computers from stores. 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