More to worry about. Spy chips on hardware

[purple379]

https://www.wired.com/story/plant-spy-c ... ket-newtab

[musher0]

Hi, purple379.

I don't have a loose 200 $ and I don't know how to flash a chip.
And most importantly, I don't have a reason to spy on anyone.
So there, you're safe with me!!!

[purple379]

That the NSA can make the rice sized bump to look like a flat connection on the MoBo. They are likely coming for .... Well, for someone.

Just when we thought we had the software to protect ourselves.

[Moose On The Loose]

That the NSA can make the rice sized bump to look like a flat connection on the MoBo. They are likely coming for .... Well, for someone.

Just when we thought we had the software to protect ourselves.

I worry less about the NSA than +++ NO SIGNAL

[hatemonday]

Any possibility that computers running Linux affected by tiny chip ?

[Burn_IT]

This hack has nothing to do with ANY OPERATING SYSTEM.
It is a hardware hack/attack to the motherboard and becomes effective as soon as it gets power( possibly even from the cmos battery though that would likely show pretty soon.

[8Geee]

The scary part is removeable hardware... like USB sticks, (micro) SDHC chips, CompactFlash, etc.

Just a thought for those that think outside the box
8Geee