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This is a real risk. A colleague of mine who specializes in hardware security research recently received a modified mainboard in an otherwise normal amazon orde
by ttul 8y ago
This is a real risk. A colleague of mine who specializes in hardware security research recently received a modified mainboard in an otherwise normal amazon order. The supplier literally modified (with or without their knowledge) the part sent to him by adding an extra unidentified microcontroller that has been soldered into the IO bus. Removing the part caused no loss of performance. It was there for some kind of surveillance OF THE RESEARCHER.
In another case, his air gapped laptop was found to be emitting subaudible tones by modulating the system can.
- kefs 8y agoA real risk indeed. > Take, for example, when they intercept shipping deliveries. If a target person, agency or company orders a new computer or related accessories, for example, TAO can divert the shipping delivery to its own secret workshops. The NSA calls this method interdiction. At these so-called "load stations," agents carefully open the package in order to load malware onto the electronics, or even install hardware components that can provide backdoor access for the intelligence agencies. All subsequent steps can then be conducted from the comfort of a remote computer. https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-nsa-uses-powerful-toolbox-in-effort-to-spy-on-global-networks-a-940969-3.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-nsa-uses-powe...