On Thursday, Bloomberg Businessweek published an in-depth report alleging that Chinese suppliers for server hardware company Supermicro had placed microchips onto motherboards ordered by the San Jose-based company that were later sold to fill orders from as many as 30 customers.
That customer list included Apple and Amazon, two of the world’s wealthiest companies – both achieved a $1 trillion market cap earlier this year. Apple and Amazon reportedly found the chips, contacted law enforcement and did not publicize their findings. Apple is alleged to have alerted the FBI to the issue, but declined to provide any suspect materials.
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