Hidden chips are used by cyber criminals and state-sponsored hackers to infiltrate company networks and organizations for various purposes, to send out spam or for cyber espionage. China is planting Microchips practically in every electrical device, as recently it has been discovered that theand kettles were modified with this technique to launch spam attacks. Many other common-use products have found to have rogue chips, including gaming console, chargers mobile phones and car dashboard cameras. The discovery is disturbing for many, but not for security experts, and it raises once again the necessity for hardware qualification in both military and civil sectors.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/11/russia-finds-spying-microchips-planted_1.html