National Security

New Report Says Technology Built Into Chinese-Made Cargo Cranes Could Be a Trojan Horse for US Seaports

The joint congressional report recommends that all U.S. ports immediately disable and remove any modems found on cranes.
New Report Says Technology Built Into Chinese-Made Cargo Cranes Could Be a Trojan Horse for US Seaports
Cranes stack cargo containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 10, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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A congressional investigation found that technology embedded in Chinese cargo cranes used in the United States could serve as a “Trojan horse,” giving Beijing the ability to spy on port traffic and even “halt” commerce at U.S. seaports.

The 52-page report, released on Sept. 12, was a joint venture between the Republican-controlled House Homeland Security Committee and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.