3500 Bogus Networking Parts Sold To US Government Exposed By Operation Cisco Raider
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 05/12/2008
Grey McKenzie
National Cyber Security Founder
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Don't forget, much of our hardware comes from China, who has been caught many times hacking government systems worldwide.
We really need to wake up here before it's to late...
The below story is just one example of how seriously we need to monitor EVERYTHING to do with our government computer system acquisitions.
This from ZDNet
Contractors and subcontractors have ripped off the federal
government for about $3.5 million in bogus networking parts, an FBI
investigation has revealed.
According to Reuters, Operation Cisco Raider revealed some 3,500 fake versions of Cisco equipment were sold to federal agencies.
The counterfeit parts moved from companies in China through distributors in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Germany and Holland. In one case a subcontractor sold fake parts to the Navy from a Chinese supplier.
The concern was that the Chinese parts could provide hackers with backdoor access to U.S. databases, but the investigation found the fake parts did not compromise security.
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