On Thursday, researchers at Microsoft said they found PCs and laptops in China that were embedded with malicious software before they had reached consumers. The computer virus could allow a hacker to switch on a microphone or Webcam, record keystrokes and access users’ login credentials and online bank accounts.
Microsoft’s findings highlighted what experts say is a cybersecurity flaw without a clear solution. Electronics companies rely on a long, complex supply chain in China for cheap parts and labor, yet experts say China has become a growing source of computer hacking against American companies, government and consumers.
“It’s one of the toughest cybersecurity challenges out there,” said Tom Kellermann, vice president of cybersecurity at Trend Micro. “There’s not really a solution unless you start to only build computers in the USA again.”
Read more at: Pre-Infected PCs Expose Flaws In Global Supply Chain.