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The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies

5 pointsby taytusover 6 years ago

2 comments

maerF0x0over 6 years ago
This has been posted several times and there are tons of comments:<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18146438" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18146438</a> [2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18138328" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18138328</a> [3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18145645" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18145645</a> [4]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18138990" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18138990</a> [5]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18141328" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18141328</a>
ezVoodooover 6 years ago
That secret &quot;Chinese weapon&quot; you hold on your finger tip is a very common electronic component called the signal conditioning balun, worth $0.29 and sold here <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mouser.com&#x2F;ProductDetail&#x2F;TDK&#x2F;HHM1932A2?qs=6JAMGB%252bEdkzXmsGhC2t69w%3D%3D&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6Zielt3u3QIV2QMqCh2LnAysEAQYAyABEgID8vD_BwE" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mouser.com&#x2F;ProductDetail&#x2F;TDK&#x2F;HHM1932A2?qs=6JAMGB...</a> . The Bloomberg report can really win the Ignorance and Stupidity Award of this year.