US senator claims Microsoft failed to fix cloud holes before SolarWinds hack

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US senator claims Microsoft failed to fix cloud holes before SolarWinds hack
Microsoft Corp's failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of US Senator Ron Wyden. A vulnerability first publicly revealed by ...

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