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Intel informed Chinese companies, including Lenovo and Alibaba, of the Meltdown and Spectre flaws in its processors before the U.S. government found out from reading press reports:
Intel Corporation initially warned a handful of customers, including several Chinese technology firms, about security flaws within its processor chips, while at the same time not telling the U.S. government, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Security experts told the newspaper that the decision could have allowed Chinese tech companies to flag the vulnerabilities to Beijing, giving the Chinese government opportunity to exploit them.
Jake Williams, head of the security company Rendition Infosec and former National Security Agency (NSA) employee, told the Journal that it is a "near certainty" the Chinese government knew about the flaws from the Intel correspondence with Chinese tech companies, as Beijing keeps tabs on such communications.
The Journal reported that Alibaba Group, a top selling Chinese cloud-computing services company, was among the firms notified of the flaw early on.
The NSA is more likely to spy on you than China.
Intel CEO sold shares on same day OEMs informed of bugs: report
Also at TechCrunch and Engadget.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday January 30 2018, @10:46AM (2 children)
My point of view?
"it is wrong to reason in terms of American and Unamerican FULLSTOP".
It's a pity the Americans on average see everything as a race/competition which they, preferable, have to win
(if you feel the temptation to utter "survival of the fittest", I'll be grateful if you spare me of that dog-eat-dog BS mentality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 30 2018, @07:30PM (1 child)
Only a fool scoffs at "Survival of the Fittest".
It is the case that the fittest might be the most "nurturing", etc. It doesn't have to be a matter of dog-eat-dog.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday January 30 2018, @11:25PM
True.
But it is the stupid who always translate it in a "dog-eat-dog" simplified meaning.
And you must admit that's the most common knee-jerk reaction reaction coming from US side (at least, that's my personal experience).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford