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The Celestial Empire demands an urgent check on the security of Intel chips.
The China Cybersecurity Association (CSAC) has made serious accusations against Intel Corporation. In a lengthy statement published on WeChat, the organization revealed details of numerous vulnerabilities in the processors of the American manufacturer and sharply criticized its approach to product security.
According to CSAC, since 2008, the American company has been building hidden backdoors into almost all of its processors. They appeared as part of the "new generation security system", which was developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Chinese experts are sure that this is an ideal environment for total surveillance, where the NSA remains the only protected player, while all other users are completely vulnerable to external threats.
In addition, the association emphasizes that the identified flaws clearly indicate Intel's disdain for its customers. The CSAC emphasizes the scale of the potential threat - not only the critical information infrastructure of China, but also other states are under attack.
The organization called on the Cyberspace Administration of China to carefully study Intel products in the local market.
At the same time, the technological confrontation between the United States and China is escalating with renewed vigor. In recent years, Washington has regularly announced the penetration of Chinese specialists into America's critical infrastructure systems, which Beijing strongly denies. Adding to the tensions is that two years ago, the United States restricted the supply of advanced chips to China, and last year tightened sanctions, completely banning the export of processors for artificial intelligence. The US authorities explain such measures by the desire to prevent powerful computing systems from falling into the hands of the Chinese military, which could use them to develop smart combat systems.
Intel did manage to conclude a number of contracts with Chinese government organizations this year for the supply of Xeon processors, also to solve problems in the field of AI. The investigation and subsequent restrictions could deal a serious blow to the American manufacturer. Last year, more than a quarter of the company's total revenue came from the Chinese market, which plays a key role in Intel's recovery strategy.
The corporation itself has so far refrained from commenting.
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The China Cybersecurity Association (CSAC) has made serious accusations against Intel Corporation. In a lengthy statement published on WeChat, the organization revealed details of numerous vulnerabilities in the processors of the American manufacturer and sharply criticized its approach to product security.
According to CSAC, since 2008, the American company has been building hidden backdoors into almost all of its processors. They appeared as part of the "new generation security system", which was developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Chinese experts are sure that this is an ideal environment for total surveillance, where the NSA remains the only protected player, while all other users are completely vulnerable to external threats.
In addition, the association emphasizes that the identified flaws clearly indicate Intel's disdain for its customers. The CSAC emphasizes the scale of the potential threat - not only the critical information infrastructure of China, but also other states are under attack.
The organization called on the Cyberspace Administration of China to carefully study Intel products in the local market.
At the same time, the technological confrontation between the United States and China is escalating with renewed vigor. In recent years, Washington has regularly announced the penetration of Chinese specialists into America's critical infrastructure systems, which Beijing strongly denies. Adding to the tensions is that two years ago, the United States restricted the supply of advanced chips to China, and last year tightened sanctions, completely banning the export of processors for artificial intelligence. The US authorities explain such measures by the desire to prevent powerful computing systems from falling into the hands of the Chinese military, which could use them to develop smart combat systems.
Intel did manage to conclude a number of contracts with Chinese government organizations this year for the supply of Xeon processors, also to solve problems in the field of AI. The investigation and subsequent restrictions could deal a serious blow to the American manufacturer. Last year, more than a quarter of the company's total revenue came from the Chinese market, which plays a key role in Intel's recovery strategy.
The corporation itself has so far refrained from commenting.
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