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#Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. #Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says
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Former employee says software giant dismissed his concerns 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.

#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #SolarWinds #Security #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-solarwinds-golden-saml-data-breach-russian-hackers

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.

ProPublica
12 Map Happenings that Rocked our World: Part 9

The Map Happenings series on the hugely impactful events that forever changed our world. This week: the story of a little known company called ‘Etak’. I think you’ll find it a fas…

Map Happenings

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Food Not Bombs is suing the city of Houston, arguing that enforcement of the city's anti-feeding ordinance is a violation of the volunteers' First Amendment rights, and that they should be allowed to feed unhoused people at the city's library.

https://www.chron.com/news/article/houston-food-not-bombs-18638129.php

@absolutspacegrl have you tried bluesky yet? I have codes if you could use one

Starting Monday, the Houston area enters a multi-day period of rain, some of it heavy. Flooding is possible.

From @sciguyspace:

“All told, I expect the Houston region to pick up between 4 and 8 inches this week.”

https://spacecityweather.com/widespread-rain-showers-likely-on-monday-were-issuing-a-stage-1-flood-alert/

As a result, Eric and @mattlanza are issuing a Stage 1 Flood Alert.