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[–] IggyTheSmidge@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I assume it's (loosely!) based on this:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/pwned/

No mention of China - just a rival company finding a hole in the secure network (network enabled coffee maker with a default password) and using it to steal company data.