14 DAY TRIAL // Russian authorities have uncovered a shipment of Chinese home appliances that contain microchips designed for spying.
According to Russian news agency Rosbalt, the spy chips are implanted in irons, electric kettles, phones and car dashboard cameras, which isn’t surprising considering that Russians are big fans of dashboard cameras.
Some of them are capable of stealing data from computers within a 200-meter radius via unsecure Wi-Fi networks. The rogue iPhones can connect to networks within a 50-70 meter range.
The devices steal information and upload it to remote servers.
After the rogue devices were discovered, several shipments from China were rejected. However, some items have already been distributed to retailers.
Russian authorities found the spy chips after noticing that the net and gross weight of the goods didn’t match.