Bloomberg: Super Micro motherboards used by Apple, Amazon contained Chinese spy chips
(credit: Wikipedia) Tiny Chinese spy chips were embedded onto Super Micro motherboards that were then sold to companies in the US, including Amazon and Apple, reports Bloomberg. The report has attracted strenuous denials from Amazon, Apple, and Super Micro. Bloomberg claims that the chips were initially and independently discovered by Apple and Amazon in 2015 and that the companies reported their findings to the FBI, prompting an...
Why Supply Chain Hacks Are a Cybersecurity Worse Case Scenario
A blockbuster report from Bloomberg says that China has compromised servers used by major US companies. It’s a problem that experts have long feared, and still don’t know how to resolve.
How Russian Spies Infiltrated Hotel Wi-Fi to Hack Their Victims Up Close
A new indictment details how Russian agents camped outside hotels when remote hacking efforts weren’t enough.
Nordic Region’s Largest Bank Nordea Suspected of Money Laundering
Nordea, the largest bank in the Nordic region, is reportedly suspected of being part of a major international money laundering scandal. The scheme allegedly involved a Russian client and took place over multiple years at an international branch of the bank that is now closed. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals Nordea Suspected of Money Laundering Nordea Bank Abp (Nordea), a financial...
September Volume Report: Altcoins See Increase in Trade Activity
September saw all but three of the top twenty cryptocurrency markets post an increase in monthly trade volume. XRP pairings saw the strongest month-over-month volume gain, with 30-day volume tripling when compared with August. Also Read: Markets Update: Crypto-Traders Patiently Wait for a Break Out BTC Stagnates, USDT and ETH Post Strongest Volume Since Q2 Despite relative stagnancy in monthly BTC trade volume, an increase...
