cdxbow
Well-Known Member
I know there a number of proper defence professionals here, so I just thought I would give you a heads up to be careful when you are enjoying a cuppa in the tearoom - the kettle may be spying on you! Not just the kettle but other electronic devices from PRC are allegedly contain wifi chips that will attmpt to get onto a non secure network. The original report was a Russian one, but I saw it first at the BBC
The report also alludes to using ultrasound to transmit malware, there is a report here about it's feasibility, and another where a security expert believes he has seen it as part of 'badBIOS'. There is still uncertainty whether this is real or imagined, but nonetheless very concerning.
So I'm off to dismantle my recently bought, PRC manufactured kettle. I'll whisper a few obsenities to it about Xi Jinping and Pandas first. I'll let you know what I find.
The report also alludes to using ultrasound to transmit malware, there is a report here about it's feasibility, and another where a security expert believes he has seen it as part of 'badBIOS'. There is still uncertainty whether this is real or imagined, but nonetheless very concerning.
So I'm off to dismantle my recently bought, PRC manufactured kettle. I'll whisper a few obsenities to it about Xi Jinping and Pandas first. I'll let you know what I find.