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Re:Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat a... by bearjaws on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:24PM (#32845840)
It was particularly bad for a few years due to supply chain issues. I worked at BestBuy at that time and it was easily 30% of our workload, computer comes in acting weird, take the side panel off and see a bunch of blown caps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

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