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A new twist in Bloomberg’s ‘spy chip’ report implicates U.S. telecom
There’s a new wrinkle in the Bloomberg’s ongoing but controversial series on alleged hardware hacks affecting U.S.…
Princeton Identity debuts a new walkthrough biometric scanner — in a shipping container
Soon, you might be walking across the border through a shipping container. Yes, you read that…
In letter to Congress, Apple sends strongest denial over ‘spy chip’ story
Apple has doubled down on its repudiation of Bloomberg’s report last week that claimed its systems…
With Chrome 70, hundreds of popular websites are about to break
A lot of secure sites are set to grind to a halt with security error messages…
Garmin-owned navigation unit exposed thousands of boat owners’ data
Navionics, an electronic navigational chart maker owned by tech giant Garmin, has secured an exposed database…
U.S. government sides with Apple and Amazon, effectively denying Bloomberg ‘spy chip’ report
Homeland Security has said it has “no reason to doubt” statements by Apple, Amazon and Supermicro…
California passes law that bans default passwords in connected devices
Good news! California has passed a law banning default passwords like “admin,” “123456” and the old…
Bloomberg’s spy chip story reveals the murky world of national security reporting
Today’s bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have…
Chinese chip spying report shows the supply chain remains the ultimate weakness
Thursday’s explosive story by Bloomberg reveals detailed allegations that the Chinese military embedded tiny chips into…