"U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products, which led to ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. The Senator started the formal asking by saying that Microsoft should be held "responsible for its gross cybersecurity negligence, resulting in ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure, including U.S. health care organizations.""
"The Senator highlights Microsoft's prolonged failure to take decisive action to effectively mitigate well-documented security risks in its products, resulting in attacks such as the 2024 Ascension Health ransomware breach, which compromised data of 5.6 million patients."
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for allegedly failing to provide adequate security in its products, enabling ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. Wyden asserts that Microsoft should be held responsible for gross cybersecurity negligence that led to ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, including U.S. health care entities. Wyden highlights a prolonged failure by Microsoft to take decisive action to mitigate well-documented security risks in its products. Wyden cites the 2024 Ascension Health ransomware breach as an example, noting that data belonging to 5.6 million patients was compromised. The request seeks FTC scrutiny of Microsoft's security practices.
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