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China Used Secret Microchip to Spy on US Computers
NewsSmacks ^ | February 15, 2021

Posted on 02/15/2021 9:50:10 AM PST by Navy Patriot

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Defense found thousands of its computer servers sending military network data to China — the result of code hidden in chips that handled the machines’ startup process.

In 2014, Intel Corp. discovered that an elite Chinese hacking group breached its network through a single server that downloaded malware from a supplier’s update site.

And in 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned multiple companies that Chinese operatives had concealed an extra chip loaded with backdoor code in one manufacturer's servers.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backdoor; china; computers; cybercrime; hacking; malware; military; servers
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Long but very interesting article, and it's not the American People that own the US Government.
1 posted on 02/15/2021 9:50:10 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

I’m frankly more concerned about keeping the US government out of my network than the Chinese or etc.


2 posted on 02/15/2021 9:53:05 AM PST by MercyFlush (Senator Joseph McCarthy was right. )
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To: MercyFlush

You’re mistaken if you think those are separate teams at this point.


3 posted on 02/15/2021 9:54:34 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Navy Patriot

The chicoms knew that Trump wouldn’t tolerate that, so they interfered with the election in 2020 to get their compliant wimp of a man in the white house. Now they can do anything they want.


4 posted on 02/15/2021 9:58:11 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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This is some spy vs spy stuff. Intel is an Israeli company. And they didn’t notice China added an extra chip? Doubtful.


5 posted on 02/15/2021 9:58:14 AM PST by proust (All posts made under this ip are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: proust

Very astute. You want to feed disinformation. Far, far better and more useful than just cutting off the leak.


6 posted on 02/15/2021 10:02:55 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: Navy Patriot

I keep thinking of the movie “Dragon Day”. The plot is that, one day, China basically called its debt over the US by activating a chip or program which shut down every electronic item in the US. China then took over the government. Invasion immediately followed because the military couldn’t respond. Dictatorial measures soo followed, including making people wear bracelets that couldn’t be removed. It racked you everywhere you went. If you went outside of your ‘area’, it warned you once, then if you continued, it killed you (electric shock or poison injection).


7 posted on 02/15/2021 10:04:22 AM PST by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: Navy Patriot

Surveillance bump for later....


8 posted on 02/15/2021 10:05:29 AM PST by indthkr
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To: Navy Patriot

Snowden showed that NSA could mimic Chinese, Russian, North Korean, Iranian hackers so you could not tell the difference—so this story has to be taken with a grain of NSA salt.


9 posted on 02/15/2021 10:07:44 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: I want the USA back

Their complain wimp of a man was McConnell and his cronies.


10 posted on 02/15/2021 10:10:54 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Navy Patriot

Meanwhile, “Navy Patriot”, the ChiComs are heavily allied with your Russian comrades, both economically and militarily, the two staging increasingly elaborate large-scale joint war games since 2005. Both firmly stand by Iran, Venezuela and North Korea. And as I pointed out to you again last week, “Black Lives Matter”, and various other commie front groups, are in this camp as well. I’m sure you’re aware of this? Aren’t you?


11 posted on 02/15/2021 10:20:25 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: Navy Patriot

My motherboard is a SuperMicro, but purchased after the problem was spotted. They make high quality motherboards, and are Taiwanese. (though source much from Red China, alas, like everybody else).


12 posted on 02/15/2021 10:21:20 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Navy Patriot
It all makes me pine for the “days of old” before cell phones, the internet, calculators, computers and even color TVs. I enjoy tinkering with electronics and computers more than most, but I am glad that I grew up when I did. I know that life without all the peripheral crap we have thee days is actually just fine, probably better in most ways.
13 posted on 02/15/2021 10:23:18 AM PST by fireman15
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To: Navy Patriot

But the evil ones are: Russia/Russia/Russia.


14 posted on 02/15/2021 10:26:12 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Law & order took the last train out of DC & America on election/coup/night, Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2020!!)
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To: ETL; All

Deep Swamp Mole Ping.


15 posted on 02/15/2021 10:28:40 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Snowden showed that NSA could mimic Chinese, Russian, North Korean, Iranian hackers so you could not tell the difference

True, thus my original comment at #1

16 posted on 02/15/2021 10:31:26 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: hoagy62

They won’t need to do that, they will just cal in the debt and steal every last dime from us. That will leave us destitute and kill off millions..


17 posted on 02/15/2021 10:36:28 AM PST by Shady (WHO MURDERED ASHLI BABBITT? )
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To: Navy Patriot

Lol! What exactly are you denying, “Navy Patriot”? That you’re one of Putin’s biggest fans and consistent defenders on here, or that Russia and the ChiComs are jointly cooking up our destruction? Or is it that they arm and heavily support Iran, Venezuela and North Korea? Or is it maybe the same camp as “Black Lives Matter” thing?


18 posted on 02/15/2021 10:37:29 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: Dr. Sivana
SuperMicro may not have any idea they have been used.

The same can not be said of (Communist) China normalization advocates from Nixon and Kissinger on.

19 posted on 02/15/2021 10:37:30 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

You must be one really lost and confused soul if you, somehow, honestly, don’t know who your Russians buddies are firmly in bed with. I find it impossible to believe that anyone can be that dense, especially when I’ve shoved the facts down your throat on here for years. What’s up with you, “Navy Patriot”?


20 posted on 02/15/2021 10:42:17 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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