A hacker alleges stealing Huawei's source code, dev tools, scripts, and manuals in a major breach, offering them on dark web forums—echoing past espionage fears from U.S. warnings, Vodafone backdoors, and NSA hacks. Investigation ongoing amid global secur

A threat actor claims to have breached Huawei Technologies, exfiltrating internal source code, development tools, build files, scripts, and technical manuals, now up for sale on a dark web forum for $1,000 (negotiable) via Session messaging—posted in early October 2025.

Dark web forum screenshot of Huawei breach claim: threat actor post with $1,000 price tag for source code and tools, Session icon for contact; background timeline of incidents including 2012 U.S. warnings, 2009 NSA hack, 2019 Vodafone backdoors, and 2025 Dark web forum screenshot of Huawei breach claim: threat actor post with $1,000 price tag for source code and tools, Session icon for contact; background timeline of incidents including 2012 U.S. warnings, 2009 NSA hack, 2019 Vodafone backdoors, and 2025

Cybersecurity monitors are investigating the authenticity, amid Huawei's long history of scrutiny: U.S. warnings since 2012 on espionage risks, 2019 Vodafone backdoor revelations (2009-2012, deemed "technical mistakes"), July 2025 Luxembourg telecom outage linked to Huawei routers, and 2009 NSA infiltration of Huawei servers for Chinese military ties and code theft.

Dark web forum screenshot of Huawei breach claim: threat actor post with $1,000 price tag for source code and tools, Session icon for contact; background timeline of incidents including 2012 U.S. warnings, 2009 NSA hack, 2019 Vodafone backdoors, and 2025 Dark web forum screenshot of Huawei breach claim: threat actor post with $1,000 price tag for source code and tools, Session icon for contact; background timeline of incidents including 2012 U.S. warnings, 2009 NSA hack, 2019 Vodafone backdoors, and 2025

If confirmed, the leak could reveal product vulnerabilities and enable attacks on Huawei's global infrastructure, fueling ongoing IP theft and security concerns against the Chinese tech giant.

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