While this may be true, I wonder if intelligence agencies use feinting strategies. Say a popular chip A is well designed with low vulnerabilities. Say a less p

While this may be true, I wonder if intelligence agencies use feinting strategies. Say a popular chip A is well designed with low vulnerabilities. Say a less popular chip B actually has exploitable bugs. In order to get a rival to use B, you would spread a rumor that you knew how to exploit A and see if you can nudge your rival to switch to using B.