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As the article mentions, there probably aren't a lot of instances of this, given that software exploits are often easier to implement. And once discovered, can
by cryptofits 7y ago
As the article mentions, there probably aren't a lot of instances of this, given that software exploits are often easier to implement. And once discovered, can be re-used hundreds of not millions of times very easily.
That said if someone is interested in a specific target or small set of targets, this is a really stealthy way of compromising a system. I would be shocked if every major international spy agency hasn't at least tried this.
- LIV2 7y agoThey do it on the reg, already known long before the Bloomberg article https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa-upgrade-factory-show-cisco-router-getting-implant/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_ANT_catalog https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_ANT_catalog USB/Ethernet sockets with implants etc