While it’s still relatively unlikely the hobby hacker is going to get bit by the counterfeit bug, the figures and examples referenced in his report may surprise you. One of these is an ATmega328 ...

For example, the government reported how the U.S. Missile Defense ... and avoiding the use or inclusion of counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit parts Contractors are also responsible ...

and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants consumers to know buying fake car parts is risky. For example, counterfeit airbag inflators have exploded, the shrapnel badly injuring ...

Counterfeit microcircuits have been found ... industry and government organizations," the report said. One example of the problem parts mentioned in the Commerce study was microcircuits.