Has Microsoft cut security corners once too often?

As details about the recent China attack against U.S. government agencies
come to light, two details stand out: Microsoft failed to store security
keys properly -” and the keys were used by attackers even though they'd
already expired.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704132/has-microsoft-cut-security-corners-once-too-often.html

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