Security News

China spy chip story gets stranger 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 story claiming that the Chinese government managed to sneak spy chips into servers used...

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...

China Tech Stocks Lenovo, ZTE Tumble After Chip Hack Report
2018-10-05 16:16

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese tech stocks Lenovo Group and ZTE Corp. tumbled in Hong Kong on Friday following a news report Chinese spies might have used chips supplied by another company to hack into...

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

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...

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.

China Used Tiny Chips on US Computers to Steal Secrets: Report
2018-10-04 15:37

Tiny chips inserted in US computer equipment manufactured in China were used as part of a vast effort by Beijing to steal US technology secrets, a published report said Thursday. read more