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The US government has temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a move aimed at minimising disruption for its customers but dismissed by its founder who said the tech firm had prepared for US action.

The US Commerce Department will allow Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to purchase American-made goods in order to maintain existing networks and provide software updates to existing Huawei handsets.

The world's largest telecommunications equipment maker is still prohibited from buying American parts and components to manufacture new products without license approvals that likely will be denied.

The US government said it imposed the restrictions because of Huawei's involvement in activities contrary to national security or foreign policy interests.

The new authorisation is intended to give telecommunications operators that rely on Huawei equipment time to make other arrangements, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement on Monday.

"In short, this license will allow operations to continue for existing Huawei mobile phone users and rural broadband networks," Ross added.

The license, which is in effect until Aug 19, suggests changes to Huawei's supply chain may have immediate, far-reaching and unintended consequences for its customers.

"The goal seems to be to prevent internet, computer and cell phone systems from crashing," said Washington lawyer Kevin Wolf, a former Commerce Department official. "This is not a capitulation. This is housekeeping."

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei on Tuesday said the temporary reprieve move bore little meaning for the company as it had been making preparations for such a scenario.

"The US government's actions at the moment underestimate our capabilities," Ren said in an interview with CCTV, according to a transcript published by the Chinese state broadcaster.

For nearly three weeks, Baltimore has struggled with a cyberattack by digital extortionists that has frozen thousands of computers, shut down email and disrupted real estate sales, water bills, health alerts and many other services.

But here is what frustrated city employees and residents do not know: A key component of the malware that cybercriminals used in the attack was developed at taxpayer expense a short drive down the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at the National Security Agency, according to security experts briefed on the case.

Since 2017, when the NSA lost control of the tool, EternalBlue, it has been picked up by state hackers in North Korea, Russia and, more recently, China, to cut a path of destruction around the world, leaving billions of dollars in damage. But over the past year, the cyberweapon has boomeranged back and is now showing up in the NSA’s own backyard.

It is not just in Baltimore. Security experts say EternalBlue attacks have reached a high, and cybercriminals are zeroing in on vulnerable American towns and cities, from Pennsylvania to Texas, paralysing local governments and driving up costs.

The NSA connection to the attacks on US cities has not been previously reported, in part because the agency has refused to discuss or even acknowledge the loss of its cyberweapon, dumped online in April 2017 by a still-unidentified group calling itself the Shadow Brokers. Years later, the agency and the FBI still do not know whether the Shadow Brokers are foreign spies or disgruntled insiders.

Thomas Rid, a cybersecurity expert at Johns Hopkins University, called the Shadow Brokers episode “the most destructive and costly NSA breach in history,” more damaging than the better-known leak in 2013 from Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor.

“The government has refused to take responsibility, or even to answer the most basic questions,” Rid said. “Congressional oversight appears to be failing. The American people deserve an answer.”

The NSA and FBI declined to comment.

Following a huge attack on one of the most popular messaging services, users are being advised to react.

News of the WhatsApp attack echoed around the world when it broke on Tuesday May 14.

It is understood that hackers found a “major vulnerability” on the messaging app. They were then able to remotely install surveillance software. This was done on phones and other devices.

WhatsApp has reportedly confirmed that “a select number” of users were targeted. The company, owned by Facebook, is also understood to believe the attack was conducted by “an advanced cyber-actor”.

Moreover, the Financial Times, along with others, is reporting that NSO Group, an Israeli firm, developed the surveillance software involved. It is thought that Journalists, lawyers, activists and human rights defenders were the most likely to be targeted.

According to the BBC a solution was rolled out on Friday May 10 . The following Monday all of WhatsApp’s 1.5 billion users were urged to update their apps.

This was largely thought to just be a precaution. Nevertheless, in this article we will explain just how you can make sure you have the right version and achieve complete peace of mind.

After all, WhatsApp is one of the leading messaging apps for a reason. We, like most media outlets, believe that there is absolutely no reason to ditch it now.

WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted. This means that the sender or receiver’s devices should be the only place messages can be displayed in a legible form.

That’s why WhatsApp prides itself as being a “secure” communications tool. But unfortunately, as we have just seen, no app is safe from hackers in this day and age.

How can Android and iOS users update app after WhatsApp attack?

Don’t worry, this is really simple to do. 

iOS

• Launch your App Store.
• Go to Updates (at the bottom of the screen).
• If recently updated it will appear with a button that says ‘Open’.
• If it hasn’t been updated, the button will say Update – hit that!

Android

• Go to your Play store.
• Tap the menu (at the top left of the screen).
• Then go to My Apps & Games.
• Same as iOS, if it has updated it will say Open.
• If it hasn’t, hit the button that says Update to run the install.

Final Thoughts

Don’t expect this to be the last WhatsApp attack article that we post. This story is still rumbling on and has posed so many questions for cybersecurity experts.

For further advice on keeping your devices secure, take a look at our packed library of products, reviews and advice features.

The Ultimate Antivirus Guide is a particular lifesaver if you’re not 100% clued up on cybersecurity.

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