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State-owned channel Rossiya 24 even showed footage of a
technician opening up an iron included in a batch of Chinese imports to find a
"spy chip" with what he called "a little microphone". Its
correspondent said the hidden devices were mostly being used to spread viruses,
by connecting to any computer within a 200m (656ft) radius which was using
unprotected Wi-Fi networks. Other products found to have rogue components
reportedly included mobile phones and car dashboard cameras.
The report quoted one customs brokerage professional as
saying the hidden chips had been used to infiltrate company networks, sending
out spam without administrators' knowledge. News agency Rosbalt reports that
while the latest delivery of appliances was rejected by officials, more than 30
devices had already been sent to retailers in St Petersburg.
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