shiro
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Post by shiro on Jul 3, 2017 10:29:04 GMT
I'm putting this in this section, but admins feel free to move this wherever you think is best. Today in Der Spiegel: fake parts interceptedQuick Google translation: Monday, 03.07.2017 09:12 h A search for a large amount of illegal electrical engineering has been successful with a Europe-wide action. The investigators have ensured more than a million fake semiconductors. These counterfeit electrical components could damage computer systems and endanger human life, the EU Office for Combating Fraud (Olaf) said. Investigators have provided imitation semiconductors such as diodes, LEDs, transistors, and integrated circuits in twelve countries, including Germany. The two-week action had been coordinated by the Dutch Customs Commission and was aimed mainly against imports from China and Hong Kong. The confiscated equipment had been brought to the EU mainly via postal services or express couriers. The incorporation of imitation semiconductors "can lead to computer system failures and serious disruptions in civil and military security systems," the EU Office said. Some of the confiscated parts were intended for trucks, aircraft and surgical instruments. If these computer systems failed, human life could also be endangered. According to the EU authorities, product counterfeiting is causing huge financial losses for European industry.
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