Department of Homeland Security chimes in on iCloud server spy chip allegations

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  • Reply 41 of 46
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    First, there is no reason to not take the Bloomberg article seriously -- they had nothing to gain by fabricating this.   It was based on real sources with solid evidence.   Was it completely and totally accurate?   No initial research piece ever is.

    And, the vehemence of the response -- exemplified by this from Homeland security -- reinforces that something happened.   If it were just a bogus article they wouldn't be spending so much time and energy trying to discredit it.

    And, as I said elsewhere, cyberwarfare is the warfare of the future.   We need to learn how to deal with it.   Now would be a good time to start.
    To date, our response to cyber attacks has been:  "Hey!  Don't do that anymore!   That's not nice!"  and the attacker invariably responds with:   "Who?  talking me?"
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  • Reply 42 of 46
    ivanhivanh Posts: 597member
    It may work like a cyanide-packed in a tooth and can only be activated and used once. Once activated, the server dies. I guess.


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  • Reply 43 of 46
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    ivanh said:
    It may work like a cyanide-packed in a tooth and can only be activated and used once. Once activated, the server dies. I guess.


    "The chip could also contact computers controlled by the attackers in search of further instructions and code."

    That doesn't sound like any one-shot deal I ever heard of.
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  • Reply 44 of 46
    horvatichorvatic Posts: 144member
    Bloomberg needs to prove its allegations. Saying what they think is going on doesn't prove anything. Apple is the top company when it comes to users privacy and data. So it's on Bloomberg to prove what they have wrote. I don't think they will be able to do that. So pretty much fake news trying to make Apple look bad. Looks like they made themselves look bad instead.
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  • Reply 45 of 46
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    horvatic said:
    Bloomberg needs to prove its allegations. Saying what they think is going on doesn't prove anything. Apple is the top company when it comes to users privacy and data. So it's on Bloomberg to prove what they have wrote. I don't think they will be able to do that. So pretty much fake news trying to make Apple look bad. Looks like they made themselves look bad instead.
    Bloomberg wasn't attacking Apple.  It was reporting a Chinese attack on America.  
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  • Reply 46 of 46
    dysamoriadysamoria Posts: 3,430member
    Still no proof offered, right?
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