$2 trillion fine for Microsoft security snafu?

Ït will probably never happen, but Microsoft’s latest security lapse with its Passport information service could trigger a $2.2 trillion fine on the company courtesy of the US government. Full Story. Quoted: “Microsoft on Thursday admitted that a flaw in the password reset tool of its Passport service could compromise the information stored on all 200 million users. It scampered to post a fix and is looking into potential exploits, but the damage to Microsoft may already have been done.”