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FBI Director deflects questions on Chinese chip investigation

Published 10/10/2018, 01:48 PM
© Reuters.  FBI Director deflects questions on Chinese chip investigation
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  • FBI Director Christopher Wray deflects questions about the Bloomberg Businessweek report that China placed malicious chips in servers headed for major U.S. companies.
  • Wray, in response to Senate Homeland Security Committee questioning: “We have very specific policy that applies to us as law enforcement agencies to neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation. I do want to be careful that my comment not be construed as inferring, or implying I should say, that there is an investigation.”
  • Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) had said the story seemed like “pretty sound reporting” and asked why he found out from Bloomberg and not from the federal government.
  • The original report indicated the chips were in Super Micro (SMCI +2.6%) products headed for Amazon (AMZN -3.2%) and Apple (AAPL -1.6%). The companies (and China) have all repeatedly denied the claims.
  • Previously: Amazon, Apple refute Bloomberg report on Chinese supply chain attack (Oct. 4)
  • Previously: Super Micro -54.5% on supply chain sabotage report (Oct. 4)
  • Previously: Super Micro "strongly refutes" Bloomberg report (Oct. 4)
  • Previously: Apple again denies Businessweek story, says there's no gag order (Oct. 4)
  • Previously: Amazon roundup: Third-party sellers, Go Britain, and chip denials (Oct. 8)
  • Previously: Super Micro -26% on another report about malicious chips (Oct. 9)
  • A follow-up piece said that an unnamed major U.S. telecom was also victim to the malicious chips. Telecoms rushed out with denials.
  • Previously: Wireless big four deny being the telecom in Super Micro hack story (Oct. 9)
  • Now read: Apple: Highest Level Of Safety


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