We all have some knowledge about the popular and crowded counterfeit software, and although it may seem strange hardware forged there, and not only that, but it is giving a strong headache to the defense department of the United States.

Investigations carried recently have concluded that, in its legal obligation to buy a certain percentage of equipment to small businesses and minimize costs, the agency has finished inserting chips and drivers of dubious provenance in high-security team, which starts from makers of network routers highly encrypted until F15 jets.

The danger of using such chips is two points. The first is that their quality is unproven, and "when it flies into a F15 to 12,200 meters in height and -40 degrees Celsius, the hardware fails, and that is not good" . The second risk is behind these chips logistics, as can its true manufacturer has ceased intentional security flaws in its device to enable remote access, and more are saying that these components have imagined a small sticker that says "Made in China ".

Image bunnie: studios - (Well executed) Counterfeit Chips

Link: Dangerous fakes (BusinessWeek)

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