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Plus: North Korean hackers are using a new malware named Dolphin to attack South Korea Inside.com Part of Network November 30, 2022 Presented by The U.S. has banned the sale and importing of Huawei, Hikvision, ZTE, and Dahua equipment due to several national security risks. This ban will be implemented by the FTC. More: The U.S. previously accused companies such as Huawei of stealing intellectual property and research and development data and planting backdoors in their products that would potentially allow China to spy on U.S. institutions and citizens. On the other hand, Hikvision’s cameras have been named as potentially liable for the oppression of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang province. This sentiment was shared by many European countries, but some of them were unable to implement a full ban due to their dependen...