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Microsoft had a known, high consequence, security flaw that they did not acknowledge or fix, they had evidence that indicated it had already been exploited and
by shkkmo 2y ago
Microsoft had a known, high consequence, security flaw that they did not acknowledge or fix, they had evidence that indicated it had already been exploited and they knew they had limited to no ability monitor for exploitation. This choice lead directly to the SolarWinds hack that happened in 2019 was discovered in late 2020 and acknowledged by the USG in early 2021.
Many companies make bad choices around security for profit, however that factors I listed above make this extremely egregious.
I would seriously question any use of Microsoft products in any security conscious organization after this reveal. I also hope that anyone negatively effected by the Solar Winds sue Microsoft for knowing about the vulnerability for years without fixing it or disclosing it.