Security!
So it’s finally real. A hardware supply chain hack has made its way into some commercial computers, namely Super Micro blade server motherboards.
20181004/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
Decades back, military contracts were reluctant to adopt the latest technology due to potential, though not yet realized, security concerns such as these. Over time, they’ve begrudgingly accepted compromises required to use more modern technology. Finally, this happens, for real.