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>China are hacking the US left and right Can you proof that or is that maybe something the CIA or the Pentagon would say?
by nix23 6y ago
>China are hacking the US left and right
Can you proof that or is that maybe something the CIA or the Pentagon would say?
- kipchak 6y agoOne potential example is the seeded Supermicro chipsets that bloomberg ran a big piece on, though that's still somewhat up in the air as far as I know. Generally though it's quite hard to tell what's real.
- nix23 6y agoThere is absolutely no proof for that. No one found that chip. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-supermicro-chips/super-micro-says-review-found-no-malicious-chips-in-motherboards-idUSKBN1OA12R https://www.reuters.com/article/us-supermicro-chips/super-mi... And: Apple, Amazon and U.S. and U.K. officials have all said they have no knowledge of any hardware attacks via Super Micro
- president 6y agoFor one, they have been hacking biomedical companies to steal COVID-19 research and a few were caught red-handed [1]. Also, see Equifax indictments. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53493028 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53493028
- nix23 6y agoThat is not left and right, and look at that interesting detail from you article: Why is China accused of supporting them? Prosecutors said the men at times acted in their own self-interest - including one occasion when they demanded a ransom from a company in exchange for not releasing its private information - but at other times "were stealing information of obvious interest" to the Chinese government. According to the indictment, the hackers "worked with, were assisted by, and operated with the acquiescence of" the MSS.