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DOJ: Company Sold Gear With Security Flaws to US Military

Aventura Technologies, along with seven employees, charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and unlawful importation of technology. Jack Cabasso, his wife, and four other executives were arrested and charged on Thursday. Authorities say they made more than $20 million from federal contracts by selling video equipment and other surveillance gear for the U.S. military as though it was made in America. But prosecutors allege that the company imported all of its products from unnamed Chinese manufacturers. The equipment contained security vulnerabilities that had been identified as a danger by the Department of Homeland Security, prosecutors say.”]

Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/doj-company-sold-gear-security-flaws-to-us-military-a-13384

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