These Fake Chinese Microchips Were Made To Disarm U.S. Missiles

Last year, the U.S. Navy bought 59,000 microchips for use in everything from missiles to transponders that turned out to be counterfeits from China.

Wired reports the chips weren't only low-quality fakes, they had been made with a "back-door" and could have been remotely shut down at any time.

http://news.enigmagroup.org/technology/these-fake-chinese-microchips-were-made-to-disarm-u-s-missiles-2/

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