Maybe the reason you're not surprised is because you've heard this story before. We learned last year that the NSA has an "interdiction" operation to intercept

Maybe the reason you're not surprised is because you've heard this story before. We learned last year that the NSA has an "interdiction" operation to intercept hardware en route to its destination and install monitoring devices or malware. For example, here's a Der Spiegel article from December 2013 [1]: If a target person, agency or company orders a new computer or related accessories, for example, TAO can divert the shipping delivery to its own secret workshops. The NSA calls this method interdiction. At these so-called "load stations," agents carefully open the package in order to load malware onto the electronics, or even install hardware components that can provide backdoor access for the intelligence agencies. [1] http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-nsa-uses-powerful-toolbox-in-effort-to-spy-on-global-networks-a-940969-3.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-nsa-uses-power...