Security Backdoor found in popular FPGA chip

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31st May 2012

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Backdoor found in popular FPGA chip

From http://h-online.com/-1585579

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A widely reported Chinese backdoor in military chips appears to have little to do with the Chinese, but the backdoor in the FPGA chip is real, probably part of the manufacturer's debugging hardware, and is unlikely to be easily disabled.

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