Security News

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...

What could be more embarrassing for a Russian spy: Their info splashed online – or that they drive a Lada?
2018-10-05 20:40

Privacy blunder blows cover on 300+ suspected Kremlin agents It has been a busy week for Russian military intelligence – and it's about to get busier. A database search of car registrations...

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...

West Accuses Russian Spy Agency of Scores of Attacks
2018-10-05 00:57

LONDON (AP) — The West unleashed an onslaught of new evidence and indictments Thursday accusing Russian military spies of hacking so widespread that it seemed to target anyone, anywhere who...

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.

Chinese spy chips: 3 potential fallouts for the business world
2018-10-04 13:29

A Bloomberg report found that Chinese spies secretly added microchips on motherboards that went to Apple, Amazon, and the CIA.

Resident evil: Inside a UEFI rootkit used to spy on govts, made by you-know-who (hi, Russia)
2018-09-28 02:07

Deep dive into motherboard firmware-lurking code A UEFI rootkit, believed to have been built from an anti-thief software program by Kremlin spies to snoop on European governments, has been...