On 10/05/2018 02:51 AM, ken wrote:
Worth knowing about.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-us...
H H H H H O O O O O L L L L L Y Y Y Y Y 5HIT ! ! ! ! That reads better than a cloak-and-dagger spy novel! Glad my SuperMicro boards are Old.... (and also glad I have nothing of relevant interest in the international arena) The article does a good job in exposing the known vulnerability of the global hardware supply chain that had been widely discussed -- and then quietly swept under the rug. If we have learned nothing, we have learned that were a vulnerability exits, it isn't a question of whether it will be exploited, but when. The fact that it did happen isn't that surprising, the fact that industry let it happen -- is. Greed is a wicked mistress that often clouds the minds of the most reasoned men (and women). -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org