{"id":7229,"date":"2025-07-29T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:41:17","slug":"microsoft-under-fire-for-letting-china-based-engineers-access-u-s-government-cloud-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsoft-under-fire-for-letting-china-based-engineers-access-u-s-government-cloud-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft under fire for letting China-based engineers access U.S. government cloud systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ProPublica investigation<\/a> revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsoft-cuts-china-out-of-pentagon-cloud-loop-amid-rising-security-alarm\/\">Microsoft used engineers in China<\/a>\u00a0to support U.S. government cloud accounts, including the DoD and DOJ. Critics warn the practice poses espionage risks, especially as \u201cdigital escorts\u201d lack the technical depth to supervise foreign staff. Microsoft pledged changes for DoD-related support, but it remains unclear if broader contracts will follow. The revelations surface amid ongoing layoffs and rising capital spend tied to AI infrastructure expansion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ProPublica investigation revealed Microsoft used engineers in China\u00a0to support U.S. government cloud accounts, including the DoD and DOJ. Critics warn the practice poses espionage risks, especially as \u201cdigital escorts\u201d lack the technical depth to supervise foreign staff. Microsoft pledged changes for DoD-related support, but it remains unclear if broader contracts will follow. 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