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"In one case, after the government learned that a foreign intelligence target had ordered new computer hardware, the American manufacturer agreed to insert a ba
by albertsun 13y ago
"In one case, after the government learned that a foreign intelligence target had ordered new computer hardware, the American manufacturer agreed to insert a back door into the product before it was shipped, someone familiar with the request told The Times."
Wow.... this really puts all the furor over Huawei contracts in the US in context.
- wyck 13y agoI will just leave this here: http://www.csoonline.com/article/707542/china-not-to-blame-for-backdoor-in-us-military-chip http://www.csoonline.com/article/707542/china-not-to-blame-f... http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133773-rakshasa-the-hardware-backdoor-that-china-could-embed-in-every-computer http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133773-rakshasa-the-har...
- pja 13y agoAll that furore over Huawei contracts in the US was just projection wasn't it? You're might be more secure buying your network kit from Huawei than from a US manufacturer.
- theintern 13y agoSounds like it was justified really, the NSA know since they've done similar things themselves that it's possible, so it's not a stretch to assume China is doing the same thing.