The article says: "The manipulation of the Ethernet connector appeared to be similar to a method also used by the U.S. National Security Agency, details of whic

The article says: "The manipulation of the Ethernet connector appeared to be similar to a method also used by the U.S. National Security Agency, details of which were leaked in 2013." So the US doesn't exactly have clean hands. Here's a theory: 1. The US wants to have more ability to spy 2. With most manufacturing in China, this is hard 3. Implicating Supermicro might cause their customers to switch suppliers. It has already caused Supermicro stock to go down 41% then 27% again. 4. The US / Sepio Systems / former Mossad / former CIA officials come to the rescue with a company manufacturing "secure servers" not made in China. Or more likely, still made in China, only under different control. 5. Result: profit, increase US ability to spy, "bring manufacturing back to US companies" IMO, governments - all governments - have no ethics and will do whatever they want to further their agenda.