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These tech firms downplayed the impact of the SolarWinds hack – now they’ve been fined by the SEC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four major tech firms with failing to tell the truth about their exposure to the 2020 SolarWinds hack. Unisys, Avaya Holdings, Check Point Software, and Mimecast have agreed to pay civil penalties of $4 million, $1 million, $995,000, and $990,000 respectively. “As today’s enforcement actions reflect, while public companies may become…