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Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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In Europe this would be a hard to explain breach of GDPR. Which could result in some hefty fines. Especially if it is a vulnerability they knew about but chose to wait.
Are they in Europe? My guess is no.
Sure, but given that the poster said “would” the point is to bring additional awareness to how consumer-backing laws with actual teeth can bring about positive change, and perhaps to motivate citizens to support similar legislation and legislators who would write it.