The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including
  Amazon and Apple, by compromising America's technology supply chain,
  according to extensive interviews with government and corporate
  sources.
  - Read on
  [1]www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-us
  ed-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

  I like this quote from the TV show [2]Elementary:

    Are governments capable of evil? Yes. Of corse they are. All
    institutions are. But they are more capable of incompetence.

  Apply a bit of [3]Occam's Razor as well and the puzzle gets a bit less
  scary.

  Again, the news is still forthcoming so I may well eat my words.
  Also on:

  [4]Twitter
    __________________________________________________________________

  My original entry is here: [5]The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip
  to Infiltrate U.S. Companies - Bloomberg. It posted Mon, 08 Oct 2018
  14:29:37 +0000.
  Filed under: business,

References

  1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
  2. https://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary
  3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor
  4. https://twitter.com/prjorgensen/status/1049306726028197888
  5. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=2165

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