“@Microsoft .. end .. use of China-based engineers to support its cloud services for @DeptofDefense after .. investigation found .. company .. using Chinese personnel monitored by U.S.-based ‘#DigitalEscorts’ to help maintain sensitive military systems.” www.nextgov.com/defense/2025...
Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
www.nextgov.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“@Microsoft .. end .. use of China-based engineers to support its cloud services for @DeptofDefense after .. investigation found .. company .. using Chinese personnel monitored by U.S.-based ‘#DigitalEscorts’ to help maintain sensitive military systems.” www.nextgov.com/defense/2025...
www.propublica.org/article/micr...
This is what happens when you trust corporations as they chase profits.
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This is what happens when you trust corporations as they chase profits.
#digitalescorts #microsoft #hacking #corprategreed
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expe...
www.propublica.org
July 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
www.propublica.org/article/micr...
This is what happens when you trust corporations as they chase profits.
#digitalescorts #microsoft #hacking #corprategreed
This is what happens when you trust corporations as they chase profits.
#digitalescorts #microsoft #hacking #corprategreed
