In article , Yousuf Khan
wrote:

AMD's server Epyc processors have a security feature that doesn't even
exist in Intel yet: vendor-locked CPU's! If you install an Epyc
processor into certain servers from vendors like HP or Dell, that
processor will lock itself into that vendor and never work on any other
manufacturer's system again.

So here's an example of exactly why this type of security is being
implemented, it's to prevent hardware hacks from being implemented in
the motherboards. In 2015, a bunch of servers were found with hardware
spyware installed directly in Supermicro server motherboards, that were
being sold to Amazon, Apple, and others.

no they weren't.

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies -
Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...ow-china-used-
a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

fabricated article with zero proof.

amazon, apple and supermicro have been unable to find *any* evidence.

the fbi, nsa, dhs and various other entities claim it's false.

nobody has been able to provide a hacked board or even a photo of one
with the chip, plus several of the sources cited in the article have
stated their statements were twisted and taken out of context.

it's yet another bogus bloomberg articles intended to deliberately
manipulate the stock market.