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China hacked Verizon, AT&T and Lumen using the FBI’s backdoor (pluralistic.net)
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[–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 28 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Article author struggles with clean links

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s-wiretap-systems-targeted-in-china-linked-hack btw

The pioneers of this dirty business were overwhelmingly founded by ex-Israeli signals intelligence personnel,

That's interesting. Must be a coincidence.

and related Clinton-era initiatives, like the failed Clipper Chip program, which would have put a spy chip in every computer, and, eventually, every phone and gadget:

"Don't worry, guys we tried to backdoor all devices but failed, see?"

Meanwhile, Intel ME, AMD "Secure Processor", and ARM "TrustZone":

[–] dan@upvote.au 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That link is a 404 for me.