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Has 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-
by Lammy 6y ago
Has 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.