Apple stopped contact with one of the suppliers of server hardware after one of the servers Super Micro Computer, used in a California corporation design lab was discovered malware. Trojan disguised as a firmware update.

According to the resource Securitylab, the incident occurred in the middle of last year. The infected servers are part of the infrastructure, is responsible for web services performance and data storage devices, Apple users. In response, the iPhone maker has abandoned all production servers Super Micro Computer in their data centers, and returned to the manufacturer all the newly acquired system.

According to sources familiar with the situation, the malicious firmware has been downloaded directly from the technical support site Super Micro Computer. At the time of writing news firmware malware was still on the technical support site.

Apple representatives denied the information about the incident, but the vice-president of Super Micro Computer Tau Leng confirmed that the company has stopped cooperation with the supplier in connection with the compromise of systems.

Leung said that Apple was the only company whose servers were infected with malware. Leung added that in response to a request to provide information about the firmware, Apple engineers have specified a wrong number its version, and then completely refused to report any data.