Army Rips Out Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras Overlooking U.S. Base
Congressional committee also plans to hold a hearing about security-camera risks to small businesses
By Dan Strumpf
Jan. 12, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET
The U.S. Army said it removed surveillance cameras made by a Chinese state-backed manufacturer from a domestic military base, while a congressional committee plans to hold a hearing this month into whether small businesses face cybersecurity risks from using the equipment.
Fort Leonard Wood, an Army base in Missouri’s Ozarks, replaced five cameras on the base branded and made by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., said Col. Christopher Beck, the base’s chief of staff. He said officials at the base acted after reading...
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