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minus-square@ArbiterlinkEnglish24•2 months agoThe bigger concern is a supply chain attack, where an actor targets a specific buyer or agency with these cables.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•2 months agoYeah that makes sense, im no expert but whats that saying ‘physical access is root access’ or something along those lines. Id imagine this is true (in spirit at least) about the cables.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoI have no idea who would do something like that…
minus-square@Delta_VlinkEnglish3•2 months agoThe capability itself is concerning. This bespoke cable might cost $200, but what would the unit cost be if a state decided to mass produce them?
minus-square@ArbiterlinkEnglish5•2 months agoEven at 200 per unit a state actor could certainly see it as worth the cost for a specific attack.
The bigger concern is a supply chain attack, where an actor targets a specific buyer or agency with these cables.
Yeah that makes sense, im no expert but whats that saying ‘physical access is root access’ or something along those lines. Id imagine this is true (in spirit at least) about the cables.
I have no idea who would do something like that…
Israel?
The capability itself is concerning. This bespoke cable might cost $200, but what would the unit cost be if a state decided to mass produce them?
Even at 200 per unit a state actor could certainly see it as worth the cost for a specific attack.