Ask HN: Six months after the Bloomberg “spy chip” story?

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7 years ago

It's been 6 months now since the story was published in Newsweek [1] and as far as I can tell they've never redacted the story or provided any evidence. Amazon, Apple, and Super Micro all still deny it but Bloomberg has stuck with their story.

Is this just the case of a news source refusing to own up to their mistake? Is it possible that their sources were lying to them on critical details? How does something like this happen without repercussions?

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

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