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> As with the previous article I am yet to see a single shred of hard evidence. I would take this series with a healthy dose of skepticism. "As long as knowled
by Lammy 6y ago
> As with the previous article I am yet to see a single shred of hard evidence. I would take this series with a healthy dose of skepticism.
"As long as knowledge has not been attained, the skeptics aim not to affirm anything."
I would ask HN readers if they believe the Snowden leaks about NSA's TAO unit? If so, why so much doubt that other superpowers practice similar operations?
- PixyMisa 6y agoThis particular story should be verifiable if it is true. Nobody has been able to verify it, including the journalists who wrote the story. Nobody doubts that China engages in a broad range of hacking attempts. It's just that this story is entirely unsupported by evidence.
- Lammy 6y agoHas anyone been able to credibly verify a TAO implant like the ones we have photos of them installing? 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... People seem to be reading way too far into looking for a "custom chip" when the actual hack is probably just backdoor-implanted BMC firmware on a generic SPI flash chip.
- rincebrain 6y agoThey do explicitly distinguish between compromised firmware and distinct hardware implants in these systems, in this article, and claim examples of both.