Security News

Chinese Super Micro 'spy chip' story gets even more strange as everyone doubles down
2018-10-09 19:20

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a bombshell yarn claiming Chinese agents managed to sneak spy chips into Super Micro...

Apple Tells Congress Chinese Spy Chip Story Is False
2018-10-09 13:28

The recent Bloomberg story claiming that Chinese spy chips made it into servers sold by California-based Super Micro is "simply wrong," Apple said in a letter sent on Monday to Congress. read more

Apple to Congress: Chinese spy-chip story is “simply wrong”
2018-10-08 18:25

"Our internal investigations directly contradict every consequential assertion."

UK, US Security Agencies Deny Investigating Chinese Spy Chips
2018-10-08 05:24

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have denied investigating the presence of Chinese spy chips in Supermicro servers, as claimed by a...

Industry Reactions to Chinese Spy Chips: Feedback Friday
2018-10-05 15:48

Bloomberg reported this week that the Chinese government planted tiny chips in Super Micro servers to spy on Amazon, Apple and tens of other important organizations in the United States. read more

Chinese tech titans' share prices slump after THAT Super Micro story
2018-10-05 11:50

Lenovo slides by a fifth, ZTE sinks too on back of server allegations The ripple effect of explosive claims that Chinese government agents slipped snooper chips into Super Micro servers used by...

Report: Chinese Spy Chip Backdoored US Defense, Tech Firms
2018-10-05 09:18

If Accurate, Bloomberg Report Would Mark a New Era of Mass Hardware CompromiseDid the Chinese government pull off one of the most secretive hardware hacks of all time? That's what information...

Decoding the Chinese Super Micro super spy-chip super-scandal: What do we know – and who is telling the truth?
2018-10-04 23:01

Who's your money on? Bloomberg's sources? Apple? Amazon? Super Micro? Analysis Chinese government agents managed to slip spy chips into Super Micro servers used by Amazon, Apple, the US...

Chinese Supply Chain Hardware Attack
2018-10-04 16:30

Bloomberg is reporting about a Chinese espionage operating involving inserting a tiny chip into computer products made in China. I wrote about (alternate link) this threat more generally in May....

Bloomberg: Super Micro motherboards used by Apple, Amazon contained Chinese spy chips
2018-10-04 16:08

Super Micro, Amazon, and Apple deny everything in the report.