Torrid Networks quoted in The Pioneer Newspaper on Chinese strategy to push backdoor to the hardware being exported from its soil.

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July 19, 2011

As Chinese cellphone handsets imported by Indian companies are posing a threat to national security for their being fitted with spywares and malwares, the Government is considering a proposal to put in place a regulatory mechanism to check the quality of such imports.

The latest Chinese mischief comes after the security agencies had earlier detected that the handsets imported from that country and sold in the Indian market were without the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. The Government had to ban the use of such phones in view of the security threat.

Torrid Networks’ Director, Dhruv Soi said, “China has an agenda to push ‘backdoors’ like malwares and spywares in the hardware it exports to India. Hardware-based spywares are attached to the hardware of such devices and can transmit data, including SMS, call log details, address books and can even make a conference call without being detected by the phone user. A strong regulatory mechanism should be put in place to verify such imports.”