China's Newest Threat to Western Civilization Could Be In Your Home Right Now

China's Newest Threat to Western Civilization Could Be In Your Home Right Now

"...However, the countries seemed to have overlooked the tiny components made by Chinese companies in devices connected by the Internet of Things, the Financial Times reports.
IoT products fitted with data-transmitting sensors and connected over WiFi networks have evolved from niche industrial applications to being omnipresent in homes, offices, and some vehicles and becoming a critical component of national infrastructure.
However, China could reportedly exploit the same data from IoT devices to influence, pressure, or threaten an adversary, company, or individual.

• Three Chinese manufacturers hold over 50% of the global market share of cellular IoT modules. 

...Recently, CISA, the U.S. cyber security agency, warned of critical vulnerabilities in Chinese-made GPS-enabled IoT devices in cars and motorcycles..."