HELLFIRE https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/7_years_of_back_debt/ Biotech firm Illumina has agreed to cut the US government a check for the eminently affordable amount of $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it has been selling the feds genetic testing systems riddled with security vulnerabilities the company knew about but never bothered to fix. The Justice Department announced the deal on Thursday, settling whistleblower allegations that the company had been selling knowingly-insecure DNA testing devices to the government for more than seven years. … Regards
Blackbird HELLFIRE … a check for the eminently affordable amount of $9.8 million to resolve allegations … “Eminently affordable” is quite an understatement… as stated later in the article: The payment shouldn’t make much of a dent in Illumina’s business. According to the complaint, Illumina’s many government contracts for hardware, software, and service have earned it “at least hundreds of millions of dollars” over the years.
HELLFIRE Blackbird “Eminently affordable” is quite an understatement… As TheRegister’s motto goes, “Biting The Hand That Feeds IT.” World Class British Snark™ at work 😆 😆 Regards