Hot on the heels of China's accusations that Volt Typhoon is actually a CIA asset, a group of cybersecurity experts from the China Cyber Security Association (CSAC) has now claimed that Intel products sold in China contain “vulnerabilities.” frequent and high failure rates.
CSAC also said that Intel products pose “serious national security risks,” alleging that American semiconductor manufacturers installed an NSA backdoor “on nearly all” of their central processing units (CPUs) since 2008 to create a ” “next generation security defense system.”
“This represents an enormous threat to the security of critical information infrastructure of countries around the world, including China,” CSAC said as part of its accusations on the organization's WeChat account.
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The United States and China have frequently leveled similar accusations at each other, and U.S. lawmakers recently pushed for greater restrictions on suppliers passing advanced U.S. chipmaking equipment to Huawei, which the U.S. included on its entity list. in 2019, restricting companies from trading with the Shenzhen-based technology company.
China has also been accused of infiltrating critical US infrastructure to establish a list of targets to attack in case a war breaks out between the two superpowers. UK government ministers also stated this week that Chinese state-sponsored threat actors may already have access to UK critical infrastructure.
In a statement posted on WeChat, Intel's China unit said: “We will maintain communication with relevant authorities, clarify any concerns, and reaffirm our commitment to product safety and quality” (Through Reuters).
CSAC has also asked the Cyberspace Administration of China to launch an investigation into Intel products sold in China for vulnerabilities and backdoors “to effectively safeguard China's national security.”
