Yes, and when you take the time to write an article to promote your company, you probably have the time and inclination to cite your reference. In this case, t

Yes, and when you take the time to write an article to promote your company, you probably have the time and inclination to cite your reference. In this case, the author posted here on Hacker News, which provides a wonderful opportunity to accept feedback. And it looks like the author added some text giving more context explaining where it came from: "COTTONMOUTH-1, a USB cable manufactured by the NSA that looks like a normal USB cable, but has a hidden implant that allows an attacker to inspect data on the cable wirelessly, modify data as it travels over the cable and install malicious software on connected computers - US National Security Agency, Advanced Network Technology (ANT) Division" It is nice to see authors being responsive to comments here.