Super Micro conducting investigation into Bloomberg claims

Super Micro Computer says it is conducting an investigation into the claims made in a Bloomberg Businessweek story about its motherboards being compromised while also maintaining its claim that the story is false. In a letter sent to customers last week, executives said the company, also known as Supermicro, is undergoing a “complicated and time-consuming review” to address the claims made in the article. In a cover story published earlier this month, Bloomberg asserts that motherboards made by Supermicro contain malicious microchips that have been inserted during production by agents of the Chinese government. “We trust you appreciate the difficulty of proving that something did not happen, even though the reporters have produced no affected motherboard or any such malicious hardware chip,” the letter, which was part of a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, reads. “I want to assure you that Supermicro’s design, manufacturing and quality processes are designed to […]

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