They might have been thinking of the recently discovered hardware backdoor issue, CVE-2023-38606 (see also Operation Triangulation). There was surprisingly litt

They might have been thinking of the recently discovered hardware backdoor issue, CVE-2023-38606 (see also Operation Triangulation). There was surprisingly little reporting on it. Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38783112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38783112 Transcript of Security Now podcast episode discussing the issue: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-955.htm https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-955.htm