In emailed statements, Amazon, Apple, and Supermicro disputed summaries of Bloomberg Businessweek’s reporting. Their statements are published here in full, along with one from a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.
It’s untrue that AWS knew about a supply chain compromise, an issue with malicious chips, or hardware modifications when acquiring Elemental. It’s also untrue that AWS knew about servers containing malicious chips or modifications in data centers based in China, or that AWS worked with the FBI to investigate or provide data about malicious hardware.
