Fri Jan 24 2020: The IRS vs Big Tech, and a zero-day vulnerability for Solarwinds MSP
Today * Investigations of tech companies and taxes https://www.propublica.org/article/the-irs-decided-to-get-tough-against-microsoft-microsoft-got-tougher https://www.propublica.org/article/whos-afraid-of-the-irs-not-facebook https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-sorry-but-its-just-easier-and-cheaper-to-audit-the-poor AND * Another major security flaw in the service provider tech stack https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs?itc=refresh https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central
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Today
- Investigations of tech companies and taxes
https://www.propublica.org/article/whos-afraid-of-the-irs-not-facebook
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-sorry-but-its-just-easier-and-cheaper-to-audit-the-poor
AND
- Another major security flaw in the service provider tech stack
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