MSFT choose profit over security

Well. This is a long read but a bit 💥💣💥

Whistleblower Says Microsoft Dismissed Warnings About a Security Flaw That Russians Later Used to Hack U.S. Government
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others.

“Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others.”

MSFT President Brad Smith is in front of the Homeland Security Committee today. Ouch. Solarwinds and Golden SAML.

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