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The Norwegian national security agency has confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against SuperMicro since June, but they won't confirm if it's true (nor are they denying it) and they noted that they are also aware that Amazon/Apple are denying it. As for why Apple/Amazon are denying it I wonder if it's because they don't want to burn bridges. If they confirm the allegations, how would that play out in the…
That secret "Chinese weapon" you hold on your finger tip is a very common electronic component called the signal conditioning balun, worth $0.29 and sold here https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/TDK/HHM1932A2?qs=6JAMGB... . The Bloomberg report can really win the Ignorance and Stupidity Award of this year.
The Norwegian national security agency has confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against SuperMicro since June, but they won't confirm if it's true (nor are they denying it) and they noted that they are also aware that Amazon/Apple are denying it. As for why Apple/Amazon are denying it I wonder if it's because they don't want to burn bridges. If they confirm the allegations, how would that play out in the…
Do you have a source for the Norwegians?
It's from a quote by the head of communications at NSM.
The Norwegian national security agency has confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against SuperMicro since June, but they won't confirm if it's true (nor are they denying it) and they noted that they are also aware that Amazon/Apple are denying it. As for why Apple/Amazon are denying it I wonder if it's because they don't want to burn bridges. If they confirm the allegations, how would that play out in the…
The Norwegian national security agency has confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against SuperMicro since June, but they won't confirm if it's true (nor are they denying it) and they noted that they are also aware that Amazon/Apple are denying it. As for why Apple/Amazon are denying it I wonder if it's because they don't want to burn bridges. If they confirm the allegations, how would that play out in the…
My guess is Gag order for the US govt.
Otherwise the SEC could really make there life miserable.
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Is it possible that only lower level Apple/Amazon employees were involved in the investigation and that they are forbidden from telling anyone else, even senior legal executives?
It's actually possible they have a National Security Gag order. If that's the case they could only deny anyway.
eg, this one for Ubuntu from earlier this year that was assessed at EAL 2: https://fmv.se/Global/Bilder/Verksamhet/CSEC/Certification%2...
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It's actually possible they have a National Security Gag order. If that's the case they could only deny anyway.
But they don't, they explicitly mentioned they are not under a gag order, which is the first thing you are forbidden to mention when you are gagged. That is the reason why "warrant canaries" exist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary