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New Topic Post Reply Add to Bookmarks Posts: New posts 24 hours Hot Top 20 Account: Inbox / PM Login Register   Help Search Author FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts tranced Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland PM Posted: 2008-05-10 20:01 The FBI announced Friday that an investigation into the sale of counterfeit network components made in China to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million. The criminal probe, code-named Operation Cisco Raider, was prompted by concerns that counterfeit network components could give hackers access to government databases. But one U.S. official told Reuters that the components discovered by the FBI are not believed to have made government computer systems more vulnerable. S O U R C E I jay0726 | (+3, 0) | Clara, Evita, Mimmi & Victoria | My Pics | Do your job! Access the forum with a mobile phone via esato.mobi New Topic Reply