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> To date we've seen no hard evidence that the Supermicro story is true
In a case like this, you can't prove a negative (proof by exhaustive enumeration not being viable), so the story will never go away.
Personally, I'm not blaming the Chinese, I think the chips were installed by the Loch Ness monster.
In a case like this, you can't prove a negative (proof by exhaustive enumeration not being viable), so the story will never go away.
The story will go away if Bloomberg either has to show proof or pay a hefty fine every time they publish the story. And Bloomberg should be able to prove a positive (if it is there to be proven).
In the US, SuperMicro need to prove that what was said was false.
(Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence) - Not a Hope In Hell of wining
In the UK Bloomberg need to prove that what they said was true.
(put up or shut up) - If bloomberg cant prove it they lose.
if Supermicro could find a way to bring a libel action under UK law they could put it to bed, the problem is, its hard to get it out of a US juristiction.
I would say Bloomberg have already lost in the court of public opinion - excluding conspiracy theorists. A lower threshold for libel claims against the press is not without disadvantages. Nor is it always the case that a court case will negate the effects of libel.
As someone who works in the area of motherboards, chips, crypto, and bare epoxy boards, the Bloomberg article reeks from hell to high heaven. "Oh, these flashing ethernet lights show that it's being hacked." Uh, no. "This chip can be sandwiched between layers." Without a trace??? Yeah, some of those chips are small, but they can't just be "slipped in" at a whim.
And on and on.
Bloomberg stooped to supposition and speculation, and reported such as fact. Seriously, the worst presentations at Black Hat are better than the Bloomberg article. "Quod est demonstrata" does still have relevant meaning.
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