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Chinese cyber exploits are back in the news with a bombshell story claiming China planted tiny “spy chips” inside Made in China servers now in major data centers of Amazon, Apple, and others. Amazon and Apple vigorously deny knowing about spy chips on their servers, even though the story quotes unnamed “senior sources” at both companies. Observers point to this confusion as an example of why reporting on the secretive national security world is challenging. Many security l

The day of reckoning is here. President Obama vowed to strike back against Russia after the DNC hacks. The attack window was set between Election Day and Inauguration Day. And since Trump won, Obama cannot defer it to the next administration. Any counter-strike must happen now or never. Assuming a CIA covert operation (as NBC reported ) it may have already begun. Yesterday CIA officials briefed Congressional leaders on the DNC breach, offering credible evidence it was