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If you're looking for things to worry about, this appears to be both true and really bad. Computer motherboards that are made in China (including your phones, potentially) could be a very bad thing:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

Date: 2018-10-04 05:20 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] madfilkentist
Scary stuff, but I wonder why Bloomberg thinks white-on-black text is more readable. It gives me a headache.

Date: 2018-10-05 01:20 am (UTC)
mdlbear: blue fractal bear with text "since 2002" (Default)
From: [personal profile] mdlbear
Definitely some weird stuff going on, but noone is sure exactly what. My notes as of a few minutes ago:
 The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies - Bloomberg
    The China SuperMicro Hack: About That Bloomberg Report - Lawfare
    " That kind of pushback from those kinds of companies (or rather those kind of company
      lawyers) is a good reason to approach this story with a degree of skepticism until
      more information comes out. But keeping that in mind, the attack described in the
      article is actually plausible. "
    Supply Chain Security Speculation – the grugq – Medium
    " The real takeaway from this is that IPMI is a raging tire fire, BMCs are Satan
      spawn, and never ever expose IPMI interfaces to the Internet. Unless you want
      hackers, because thats how you get hackers. "
    Bloomberg Reports China Infiltrated the Supermicro Supply Chain We Investigate
    skeptical, largely because the US military is still using Supermicro boards.
    " First and foremost, I think we need to call for an immediate SEC investigation
      around anyone who has recently taken short positions or sold shares in Supermicro. "

possibly a good time to invest in popcorn and marshmallows.
Edited Date: 2018-10-05 01:21 am (UTC)

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