Last year Bloomberg ran the most explosive cybersecurity article of the year.
“The Big Hack” claimed that some computer motherboards produced by Super Micro featured an additional chip which was not part of the design. And that microchip allegedly “allowed the attackers to create a stealth doorway into any network that included the altered machines.”
According to the story, Amazon Web Services uncovered the information while carrying out due diligence for a government contract.
Many electronics manufacturing companies are based out of Asia, and there is a shortage of U.S.-based manufacturers who can supply components.
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