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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by st3v3r on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @07:52PM (#12851198)
"Sourcing components on Amazon in the first place is ludicrous to me, to be honest"

I'm a hobbyist, I have Amazon Prime, and I would like to use components in a project. What's ludicrous about that?

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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by rfrank on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @08:34PM (#12851389)
The "reputable EMS companies" part was an important qualifier. But, as the guy I originally replied to demonstrates, counterfeit risk is a lot higher. I order parts for my projects from Digi-Key.
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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by pjc50 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @09:39AM (#12854525)
It's fine as a hobbyist, but once you're making 1000+ then the only way Amazon (which doesn't do volume pricing I think?) can be cheaper is by selling you fakes.

As a hobbyist I buy stuff from ebay, amazon, and aliexpress all the time, but not for anything mains-powered or safety-critical.

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