Security backdoor found in China-made US military chip

Found on Information Age on Monday, 28 May 2012
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A microchip used by the US military and manufactured in China contains a secret "backdoor" that means it can be shut off or reprogrammed without the user knowing, according to researchers at Cambridge University's Computing Laboratory.

"It also raises some searching questions about the integrity of manufacturers making claims about [the] security of their products without independent testing.

True or not, it's pretty stupid to have core components of your military system manufactured by a nation you point at every time you have the chance. The US might as well have let the Soviet Union build their defense systems during the times of the cold war. It also tells a lot about the capabilities of the US if it has to outsource the construction of secret hardware.