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Report: Hackers could access US weapons systems through vulnerable chip – CSMonitor.com

Posted on June 9, 2012 by John in News

A secret nanoscale “backdoor” etched into the silicon of a supposedly secure programmable chip could give cyberattackers access to classified US weapons systems, including guidance, flight control, networking, and communications systems, according to a new report by cybersecurity researchers in Britain. Report: Hackers could access US weapons systems through vulnerable chip – CSMonitor.com.

back door, chip, Hacker, Security, system, Weapons

Malicious code in the IT supply chain threatens federal operations

Posted on March 28, 2012 by John in News

… IT systems at the Energy, Homeland Security and Justice departments more vulnerable to malicious or counterfeit software installed by other nations’ intelligence agencies or by nonstate actors and hackers… via Malicious code in the IT supply chain threatens federal operations – Nextgov.

hackers, hardware, IT, malicious, software, system

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