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Crackdown On Counterfeit Networking Gear

Posted by Soulskill on from the do-not-pass-go dept.

angry tapir writes "US agencies targeting the sale of counterfeit networking hardware have gotten 30 felony convictions, including a man attempting to sell fake networking equipment to the US Marine Corps, and seized $143 million worth of fake Cisco hardware. The agencies have conducted Operation Network Raider, which has made 700 separate seizures of networking equipment since 2005, the DOJ said. In addition to the convictions and seizures, nine people are facing trial and another eight defendants are awaiting sentencing."

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  1. Re:What's really scary.... by guile*fr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Because they wouldn't do that with the legit pieces?

    Is it shipped back to Cisco and scanned with an electronic microscope? I suppose it's not.

    And I always hear people yapping about going at war with China, but do you realise that a true strategic advantage is that they can stop shelving Walmart?