• Arbiter@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    The bigger concern is a supply chain attack, where an actor targets a specific buyer or agency with these cables.

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      18 days ago

      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.

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      18 days ago

      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?

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        18 days ago

        Even at 200 per unit a state actor could certainly see it as worth the cost for a specific attack.