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Posted by Monty Solomon on May 18, 2008, 8:37 am
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F.B.I. Says the Military Had Bogus Computer Gear
By JOHN MARKOFF
The New York Times
May 9, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Counterfeit products are a routine threat for the
electronics industry. However, the more sinister specter of an
electronic Trojan horse, lurking in the circuitry of a computer or a
network router and allowing attackers clandestine access or control,
was raised again recently by the F.B.I. and the Pentagon.
The new law enforcement and national security concerns were prompted
by Operation Cisco Raider, which has led to 15 criminal cases
involving counterfeit products bought in part by military agencies,
military contractors and electric power companies in the United
States. Over the two-year operation, 36 search warrants have been
executed, resulting in the discovery of 3,500 counterfeit Cisco
network components with an estimated retail value of more than $3.5
million, the F.B.I. said in a statement.
The F.B.I. is still not certain whether the ring's actions were for
profit or part of a state-sponsored intelligence effort. The
potential threat, according to the F.B.I. agents who gave a briefing
at the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 11, includes the
remote jamming of supposedly secure computer networks and gaining
access to supposedly highly secure systems. Contents of the briefing
were contained in a PowerPoint presentation leaked to a Web site,
Above Top Secret.
A Cisco spokesman said that the company had investigated the
counterfeit gear seized by law enforcement agencies and had not found
any secret back door.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/technology/09cisco.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
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Posted by Jim Haynes on May 20, 2008, 6:07 pm
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An article in the latest (May) issue of IEEE Spectrum raises that
point, and also the possibility of extra circuitry being built into
chips to give outsiders the ability to turn off the chip or monitor
its activity.
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