Super Micro: No Malicious Hardware Found on Motherboards

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California-based Super Micro told customers on Tuesday that it has conducted a thorough investigation in response to a Bloomberg article claiming that Chinese spy chips had been planted on its servers, but found no evidence of malicious hardware.

In a letter published on Tuesday, Super Micro’s CEO, Charles Liang, its SVP and Chief Compliance Officer, David Weigand, and SVP and Chief Product Officer, Raju Penumatcha, told customers that an investigation conducted with the assistance of a third-party firm “found absolutely no evidence of malicious hardware” on Supermicro motherboards.

“A representative sample of our motherboards was tested, including the specific type of motherboard depicted in the [Bloomberg] article and motherboards purchased by companies referenced in the article, as well as more recently manufactured motherboards,” Super Micro officials said.

“As we have stated repeatedly since these allegations were reported, no government agency has ever informed us that it has found malicious hardware on our products; no customer has ever informed us that it found malicious hardware on our products; and we have never seen any evidence of malicious hardware on our products,” they added. “Today’s announcement should lay to rest the unwarranted accusations made about Supermicro’s motherboards.”

Source: https://www.securityweek.com/super-micro...therboards