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.
   - Read on
   [1]www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-us
   ed-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

   I like this quote from the TV show [2]Elementary:

     Are governments capable of evil? Yes. Of corse they are. All
     institutions are. But they are more capable of incompetence.

   Apply a bit of [3]Occam's Razor as well and the puzzle gets a bit less
   scary.

   Again, the news is still forthcoming so I may well eat my words.
   Also on:

   [4]Twitter
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   My original entry is here: [5]The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip
   to Infiltrate U.S. Companies - Bloomberg. It posted Mon, 08 Oct 2018
   14:29:37 +0000.
   Filed under: business,

References

   1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
   2. https://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary
   3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor
   4. https://twitter.com/prjorgensen/status/1049306726028197888
   5. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=2165