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Comment hardware backdoor possible? (Score 1) 410

Question to all hardware experts out there. Software backdoor - sure possible when you don't have source code for your operating system. Hardware backdoor with physical access - possible. But is hardware backdoor without physical access possible? Suppose I buy lenovo or whatever, I write random data to memory and disks 100 times, I install an open-source operating system and use only open-source drivers. Is backdoor possible? What if I also replace Network Interface Controller with one I trust?
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Man Swallows USB Flash Drive Evidence 199

SlideRuleGuy writes "In a bold and bizarre attempt to destroy evidence seized during a federal raid, a New York City man grabbed a flash drive and swallowed the data storage device while in the custody of Secret Service agents. Records show Florin Necula ingested the Kingston flash drive shortly after his January 21 arrest outside a bank in Queens. A Kingston executive said it was unclear if stomach acid could damage one of their drives. 'As you might imagine, we have no actual experience with someone swallowing a USB.' I imagine that would be rather painful. But did he follow his mother's advice and chew thoroughly, first? Apparently not, as the drive was surgically recovered."

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