The alleged infiltration of servers assembled in China for the eventual use of US tech companies including Apple and Amazon could uproot the global technology supply chain, according to the cyber warfare chief of the Taiwanese military.
“If this all gets dragged out into daylight, we will see a commercial storm,” said Major General Ma Ying-han, commander of the electronic warfare command.
A report by Bloomberg last week alleged that tiny chips had been inserted into servers sold by a company called Supermicro in the Chinese factories where most of the hardware was produced. The company, as well as key customers mentioned in the article including Apple and Amazon, strongly denied the report.