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Re:US physically hacks 100,000 foreign computers by kingkawn on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:15AM (#7063712)
I would be surprised if they didn't simply have them installed in all machines and only have them activated in 100,000 devices overseas. Logistically seems simpler to coordinate if component-cost is a non-issue for the agency.
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Re:US physically hacks 100,000 foreign computers by w_t_payne on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:53AM (#7063997)
That is the logical implication.
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Re:US physically hacks 100,000 foreign computers by grkvlt on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:16PM (#7067853)
No, that is an insane implication.
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Re:US physically hacks 100,000 foreign computers by w_t_payne on Sunday January 19, 2014 @05:23AM (#7084048)
If they have access to the manufacturers, it would be the simplest, minimum-effort, minimum-risk approach. It is also what I would do, given the chance.

Taking into account what we have learned this year about the extent of the activities of the intelligence services, I think we have to assume that somebody (Whether the NSA, the FSB or somebody else) has compromised the manufacture of at least part of the electronics and/or software supply-chain.

I am not too sure what it would take to audit the software and hardware components in common use today?

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