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Earlier this year, we reported on how a former employee said #Microsoft 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.
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Microsoft Refused to Fix Flaw Years Before SolarWinds Hack
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.ProPublica
This is ONE of the reasons why you should NEVER go to H&R Block !
"Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds
Agency admits it vastly underreported cyberattacks against Canadian taxpayers to Parliament"
"At the height of this year's tax season, the Canada Revenue Agency discovered that hackers had obtained confidential data used by one of the country's largest tax preparation firms, H&R Block Canada."
"It eventually became clear that the stolen H&R block information helped imposters gain access to Canadians' tax returns, change banking information and even their addresses in order to claim bogus refunds and tax credits."
#News #Canada #Cybersecurity #Data #Taxes #CRA #Finance #Banking #Hacking #OhHellNo