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bdhdhduuydtoday at 3:23 PM4 repliesview on HN

So they bought the cameras and some people pointed out they look exactly the same as Russian cameras. The government denied this but after they figured out the serial numbers matched the Russian cameras they started this investigation.

Good they investigated this before using them, but this sounds like a big fu...


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caminantetoday at 4:23 PM

This would be far more impressive if not for:

> multiple reports in Slovak media that linked the purchase to a Cyprus shell company with fake certifications.

We're talking about this as if it's some precursor to a James Bond plot, but it really fizzles after learning Nina in the sourcing department skipped the compliance paperwork. James Bond doesn't need to leave the bed!

Trojan exploits aside, I just assume that it'd be easier for someone in SVR/GRU to bribe an admin.

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codedokodetoday at 6:25 PM

With high probablity they are actually made in China. I don't think Russia makes their own chips for cameras.

NuclearPMtoday at 3:30 PM

A big what?

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yieldcrvtoday at 3:51 PM

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