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Old 05-12-2021, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DeanFL View Post
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JUST heard on Radio news - the affected Colonial pipeline company was using OUTDATED MICROSOFT software to protect againt hackers. Smart.... if confirmed, they (private company) deserve the loss due to lack of due diligence. But.... now the eastern half of the country 'suffers'. Shame.
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Yep, they were using an old, outdated and vulnerable version of Microsoft Exchange and were warned a year ago by the US government of the exploits but they chose to ignore it.

Sounds like class action time....