A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told Congress that some software and hardware being imported into the US contains malware planted there by foreign parties.
Infosecurity.Com - Greg Schaffer, acting deputy undersecretary of DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, told a House panel last week that his office is “aware” of instances where malware was loaded onto software and hardware made in other countries and sold in the US.
Schaffer made the admission in response to a question by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who sits on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The committee was holding a July 7 hearing on the Obama administration’s cybersecurity proposal.
“Are you aware of any component software or hardware coming to the United States of America that has security risks already imbedded into those components?” Chaffetz asked. More
