CBP estimates it would cost more than $20,000 to reinstall the correct parts and more than $105,000 to replace the 46 computers.
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- CBP estimates it would cost more than $20,000 to reinstall the correct parts and more than $105,000 to replace the 46 computers.
CBP estimates it would cost more than $20,000 just to put the right parts back in, and more than $105,000 to replace the 46 computers.
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Origin: extracted from Chinese National Working as CBP Supervisor at Maine-Canada Border Caught on Camera Swapping Hardware Inside Homeland Security Computers — Then Putting Them Back on the Government Network · 2026-09-14 18:03