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Russia: Hidden chips 'launch spam attacks from irons' (from China)
bbc ^
| 28 October 2013
| BBC Monitoring
Posted on 11/1/2013, 1:45:32 PM by expat_panama
State-owned channel Rossiya 24 even showed footage of a technician opening up an iron included in a batch of Chinese imports to find a "spy chip" with what he called "a little microphone". Its correspondent said the hidden devices were mostly being used to spread viruses, by connecting to any computer within a 200m (656ft) radius which were using unprotected Wi-Fi networks. Other products found to have rogue components reportedly included mobile phones and car dashboard cameras.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: china; russia; spam; tech; unitedkingdom
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To: expat_panama
Russia: Hidden chips 'launch spam attacks from irons' (from China) Another reason to avoid ironing!
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posted on
11/1/2013, 1:47:09 PM
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Who but a TYRANT shoves down another man's throat what he has exempted himself from?)
To: ShadowAce
To: The Sons of Liberty; 1rudeboy; Mase; Toddsterpatriot; 1010RD; SAJ
Another reason to......call it the 'IRON CURTAIN'
To: expat_panama
I guess I need to put a password on my Wifi network.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 1:53:15 PM
by
AppyPappy
(Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
To: All
To: expat_panama
During the ‘80’s I would have thought Russian BS, now after dog and cat stories I don’t put nothing pass the Red Menace.
To: expat_panama
Scarlett? I see that crappy brand in all the open air markets. I wouldn't use one if their items if someone gave it to me.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 1:59:21 PM
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Salo; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; Still Thinking; ...
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:03:01 PM
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: AppyPappy
hmmmm... [checking my router]
To: expat_panama
The bad guys go to all this trouble just to send our Viagra spam?
Are these the same guys that built the Obamacare system?
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:04:23 PM
by
moovova
To: expat_panama
I’m skeptical.
I wonder if that “microphone” is actually a tiny speaker intended to make beeping sounds related to the iron’s operation?
Ever see one of those greeting cards with a sound chip and speaker inside?
Same thing.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:07:18 PM
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: expat_panama
I don’t want my iron to send my summer vacation pics to Serbia.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:11:01 PM
by
AppyPappy
(Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
To: expat_panama
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:17:01 PM
by
Ray76
To: expat_panama
#1: Use crappy speakers and microphones with no high end, or put in a frequency controller between mic/speaker and CPU. Analogue causes require analogue solutions.
#2: Make the BIOS/UEFI module removeable/replaceable.
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11/1/2013, 2:41:08 PM
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Dr. Sivana
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: Ray76
Great story you linked to. My last response was meant for you.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:41:45 PM
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Dr. Sivana
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Where was your keyboard made?
Thanks expat_panama.
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11/1/2013, 2:51:39 PM
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: expat_panama; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; ...
The saying in Silicon Valley is:
Half the Chinese here are spying on us
The other half are spying on them!
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:53:48 PM
by
null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: null and void
It really is a case of the pot calling the kettle...
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:56:23 PM
by
null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: AppyPappy
I know you are joking. PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE JOKING.
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posted on
11/1/2013, 2:58:35 PM
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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