How Microsoft's 'Little Workaround' Created a Major Threat to America's Defense Department

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By EditorDavidJul 18, 2026, 7:17 pm200 ptsTrendingTop
This week Slashdot reader joshuark found the story of exactly how in 2025 ProPublica reporter Renee Dudley confirmed Microsoft was running tech support for the U.S. Defense Department through China, America's biggest cybersecurity adversary — and how that investigation ultimately changed U.S. government…

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