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A mid-2016 security incident led to Apple purging its data centers of servers built by Supermicro, including returning recently purchased systems, according to a report by The Information. Malware-infected firmware was reportedly detected in an internal development environment for Apple's App Store, as well as some production servers handling queries through Apple's Siri service.
An Apple spokesperson denied there was a security incident. However, Supermicro's senior vice-president of technology, Tau Leng, told The Information that Apple had ended its relationship with Supermicro because of the compromised systems in the App Store development environment. Leng also confirmed Apple returned equipment that it had recently purchased. An anonymous source was cited as the source of the information regarding infected Siri servers.
[...] A source familiar with the case at Apple told Ars that the compromised firmware affected servers in Apple's design lab, and not active Siri servers. The firmware, according to the source, was downloaded directly from Supermicro's support site—and that firmware is still hosted there.
Source: ArsTechnica
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 27 2017, @07:47PM
Because you have absolutely no clue if the other party intended to hold up their end in this case, and businesses usually go to great lengths to do so?
Because business conditions change, and companies that want to be in business with one another recognize that?
Because you don't bankrupt your business partner, and you should be smart enough to know when your deal is so razor-thin that will happen?
Because good will in business is a tangible thing and sometimes it's better to keep good will going than take someone's last dollar?
Because malicious and unfair are the norm for today's business contracts, and the world does not have to be that way?
Because one that will do anything, at any cost, to stay at number one will sooner or later get covered in number two?
Because someone has understood the words, "I desire mercy, not sacrifice?"
Because businesses do not hurt. People do?