Safety and security, eh. Gotta wonder if there's something else going on.
Safety and security, eh. Gotta wonder if there's something else going on.
I'd bet something else is going on, but I'm a conspiracy nut sometimes.
I'd bet something else is going on, but I'm a conspiracy nut sometimes.
Another thought: on its face, could be normal operation, but there will be other actors doing things to mimic, obstruct, gather intelligence, or accomplish certain operations unsurveilled.
Another thought: on its face, could be normal operation, but there will be other actors doing things to mimic, obstruct, gather intelligence, or accomplish certain operations unsurveilled.
most likely.
most likely.
They might be checking for hardware bugs in . China has stolen enough from the West. Pull their rice sized chips and reflash the boards afterward.
They might be checking for hardware bugs in [Supermicro motherboards](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies). China has stolen enough from the West. Pull their rice sized chips and reflash the boards afterward.
Their chips are inside the layers of the pcb, you aren't pulling them out.
Their chips are inside the layers of the pcb, you aren't pulling them out.
The spy chips were added after the fact, attached to the LAN port. They're not part of the original board and aren't encapsulated in epoxy.
The spy chips were added after the fact, attached to the LAN port. They're not part of the original board and aren't encapsulated in epoxy.
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