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+- FBI says military had counterfeit Cisco routers-> on Friday May 09 2008, @10:08AM Christopher Blanc
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Christopher Blanc writes "The new law enforcement and national security concerns were prompted by Operation Cisco Raider, which has led to 15 criminal cases involving counterfeit products bought in part by military agencies, military contractors and electric power companies in the United States. Over the two-year operation, 36 search warrants have been executed, resulting in the discovery of 3,500 counterfeit Cisco network components with an estimated retail value of more than $3.5 million, the F.B.I. said in a statement.
The F.B.I. is still not certain whether the ring's actions were for profit or part of a state-sponsored intelligence effort. The potential threat, according to the F.B.I. agents who gave a briefing at the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 11, includes the remote jamming of supposedly secure computer networks and gaining access to supposedly highly secure systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/technology/09cisco.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin"
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The F.B.I. is still not certain whether the ring's actions were for profit or part of a state-sponsored intelligence effort. The potential threat, according to the F.B.I. agents who gave a briefing at the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 11, includes the remote jamming of supposedly secure computer networks and gaining access to supposedly highly secure systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/technology/09cisco.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin"
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