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Counterfeit Chips Raise Big Hacking, Terror Threats, Experts Say
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Counterfeit Chips Raise Big Hacking, Terror Threats, Experts Say
This past January, two brothers from Texas, Michael and Robert Edman, appeared in court to face federal charges of selling counterfeit computer equipment to, among others, the Air Force, Marine Corps, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Energy, numerous universities and defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin. According to prosecutors, the pair, working largely out of Michael Edman's house in the rural town of Richmond, bought cheap network cards from a supplier in China. They also purchased labels and boxes carrying the logo of Cisco Systems, the U.S.-based hardware giant. Until a source in China tipped off the FBI, no one could tell that the parts were Cisco knockoffs rather than the real thing.
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Was wondering how long it would take before this was brought up. Can we even be sure of the Cisco parts made in _______ ?
Microsoft cutting deals with China irritated me because they were going to embrace Linux. The innovations from such a large population of users would be interesting. |
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