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Apple deleted server supplier after finding infected firmware in Siri servers

Report: Siri, internal development servers affected by fake firmware patch.

Sean Gallagher (US) –

 

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.

 

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