There have been various articles claiming a decoupling between China and USA. Some articles dispute that decoupling. Late 2019, the former head of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce claimed that such a decoupling is "unthinkable" (SCMP). Remarkably, the Chinese Belt and Silk Road initiative is rarely seen as an example of coupling. From a timing perspective, western...
Bloomberg title: Merck Cyberattack’s $1.3 Billion Question: Was It an Act of War? Bloomberg subtitle: In a world where a keyboard can cause more harm than a gunship, a legal dispute between the drug giant and its insurers could determine who pays for cyber damage. Date of publication: 3 December 2019 "By the time Deb Dellapena arrived for work at Merck & Co.’s...
For some time, I have been thinking about an update to the diagram in my 23 June 2017 blog: The 45th President - Follow the Russian Money. My 2017 diagram seems to be missing 2 new main players: the NRA and possibly also China, assisting the Russian hacking efforts in altering the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The article below raises three main...
"Shares in Chinese hardware companies plunged on Friday, led by computer maker Lenovo, after a report last night claimed that Chinese spies had infiltrated US companies' systems using thousands of microchips. Bloomberg last nightclaimed there had been a major "supply chain hack" of around 30 companies as well as US government agencies, by the Chinese People's...
Telegraph title: The walls have ears Telegraph subtitle: An incredible story which describes how Chinese spies attempted to infiltrate Apple and Amazon with ‘spy chips’ is in dispute. "A thrilling tale of espionage conducted with impressive precision by exploiting an international supply chain has sent ripples through the technology industry. Both Apple and Amazon...
Bloomberg title: The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies Bloomberg subtitle: The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources. "In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly...
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