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Re:This technology would spot a secret chip in seconds by tyingq on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:16AM (#18166702)
"would mean the US fell victim to one of the most spectacular attack, if not the most spectacular attack, in history"

The general idea doesn't seem new or novel.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa...

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Re:This technology would spot a secret chip in seconds by ElBarto on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:18AM (#18166725)
It's not the idea, which is indeed old and used. It's the execution and success (if true).
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Re:This technology would spot a secret chip in seconds by tyingq on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:34AM (#18166826)
I'm assuming it's been successfully used both by, and against, the US for many years.
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