{"id":16613,"date":"2018-10-22T14:35:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/29437\/Apples-Tim-Cook-Calls-For-Chinese-Chip-Story-Retraction.html"},"modified":"2018-10-22T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:35:42","slug":"apples-tim-cook-calls-for-chinese-chip-story-retraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/apples-tim-cook-calls-for-chinese-chip-story-retraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Tim Cook Calls For Chinese Chip Story Retraction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption<\/span> The Apple chief executive says Businessweek needs “to do that right thing” and retract the story <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has called for the retraction of a story alleging Chinese infiltration in its and other major firms’ infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg\u2019s Businessweek published a story which said malicious chips were built into servers that had been manufactured in China. <\/p>\n

But in an unprecedented step, Mr Cook told Buzzfeed<\/a>: “They need to do that right thing and retract it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Businessweek has said it stands by its reporting. <\/p>\n

“Bloomberg Businessweek’s investigation is the result of more than a year of reporting, during which we conducted more than 100 interviews,\u201d the publication said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cSeventeen individual sources, including government officials and insiders at the companies, confirmed the manipulation of hardware and other elements of the attacks. <\/p>\n

“We also published three companies\u2019 full statements, as well as a statement from China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. <\/p>\n

“We stand by our story and are confident in our reporting and sources.\u201d <\/p>\n

Stand<\/strong>–<\/strong>off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Businessweek\u2019s story, published earlier this month,<\/a> sent shockwaves around the technology industry, but almost immediately provoked an unequivocal backlash from the companies said to be affected. <\/p>\n