Krebs: Negotiated Settlement With Ubiquiti, Ubiquiti Stopped Responding (Now Dismissed)
5 months ago, Ubiquiti sued Krebs after last year Krebs reported on a "catastrophic" data breach at the company. Now, Krebs alleges that they had reached a settlement but Ubiquiti is now not responding.
Inside this note, we examine the latest court filing and where the contest between the large technology company and prominent security reporter stands.
Update: Krebs has now apologized and the case has been dismissed.
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