Supermicro says investigation firm found no spy chips

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/11/supermicro-says-investigation-firm-found-no-spy-chips/

By Romain Dillet
Techcrunch.com
December 11, 2018

Supermicro has sent a letter to its customers saying that it has found no 
evidence of malicious chips on its motherboards. The company asked 
third-party company Nardello & Co. to audit Supermicro’s hardware.

On October 4, a Bloomberg report claimed that China's spies managed to 
conceal tiny malicious chips on Supermicro motherboards. Those chips would 
then end up in data centers operated by Supermicro customers, such as 
Amazon and Apple.

The article quickly became controversial as nobody could corroborate the 
story. Both Apple and Amazon issued multiple rebuttals, putting their own 
reputation on the line.

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