Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Alleged server hardware backdoors Topic Alleged server hardware backdoors 4 mentions in 1 episode A disputed report alleging that extra chips were added to server motherboards during manufacturing. Mentions 287: 20 Grand Wang Oct 8, 2018 27:21 The Big Hack, How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies 27:49 there was an extra chip added to the motherboard 32:57 all of the companies named in this piece are vehemently denying 35:23 We are surely still within the speculation phase of this story.