The team of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the heads of major companies who traveled to Beijing as part of the delegation, gave up their personal laptops and mobile phones during the visit. The reason for this is their fear of possible cyberattacks by Chinese intelligence services.
elchi Citing Oxu.az, the relevant information was broadcast by the “Fox News” TV channel.
According to the information, American officials are using only temporary computers and phones during the head of state’s visit. The provided security instructions state that connecting devices to USB ports is not recommended. Otherwise, there is a risk of personal data theft or the installation of malicious software on the phones.
The TV channel reports that such precautionary measures are not followed only by government officials. The heads of giant companies such as “Apple”, “Boeing”, “Qualcomm”, and “BlackRock”, who accompanied the President on his visit to China, are also applying the same security rules.