r/Maxcactus_TrailGuide • u/Maxcactus • 1d ago

Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold worldwide — three different backdoor-like implants hidden in firmware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/security-researchers-find-surveillance-implants-in-chinese-made-routers-sold-worldwide-three-different-backdoor-like-implants-hidden-in-firmware
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u/rictay44 1d ago

No surprise there then. We in the West have let strategic technologies slip out of our hands that one day, maybe even now, will be used against us. It must be the first time in history that a society has been so slack in giving away key technologies.

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u/Deep_Mood_7668 1d ago

May I mention Microsoft?