ElectronicsChinese devices from Amazon, elsewhere quietly lose data exceeding actual capacityA USB flash drive was found to contain a microSD card in lieu of a memory chip. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)TORU TSUNASHIMA and TATSUYA SUDOJuly 10, 2026 03:35 JSTTOKYO -- An examination of underpriced USB flash drives purchased by Nikkei from e-commerce platforms found that half had less storage capacity than advertised, all of which were made in China.Read NextElectronicsUSB drives on Amazon have 20% complaint rate about faked storageCybersecurityJapan defense forces used USB drives with China-linked virus: Nikkei investigationCybersecurityChina-linked viruses found on USB drives from online retailersCybersecurityJapan USB drive viruses echo earlier plot with links to Chinese militaryEnergyChina stor