China is spying on you through your tee kettle or iron?
 

China is spying on you through your KETTLE: Bugs that scan wi-fi devices found in imported kitchen gadgets

Russian investigators claim to have found household appliances imported from China which contain hidden microchips that pump spam data and malware into wi-fi networks.

Authorities in St Petersburg allegedly discovered 20 to 30 kettles and irons with 'spy microchips that send some data to the foreign server', according to Russian media.

The revelation comes just as the EU launches an investigation into claims that Russia itself bugged gifts to delegates at last month's G20 summit in an attempt to retrieve data from computers and telephones.

This has led to speculation that the chips allegedly found in the home appliances may also have the ability to steal data and send it back to Chinese servers.

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thats weird

I'm not surprised, the new electric meter boxes already contain chips to identify all electric appliances in your house. Supposedly to help debug falls with electric installations..

perfect time to invent an anti-spying device you can use to scan your items in your house :thumbsup

All countries spy. China is the worst too.

fucking crackpot conspiracy theorists man..

CRAZY.

:upsidedow

no they don't...

Yes, if only the technology was around to some how, some way DETECT for BUGGING devices... hmm what would they call such a thing?