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Researcher says Microsoft left 17 trillion records exposed
Original: I could've accessed 17T Microsoft records
A security researcher has published a write-up describing how they could have accessed 17 trillion Microsoft records through a vulnerability. The blog post walks through the flaw and how access was theoretically possible. Hacker News readers are discussing the finding, debating the scale of the exposure and how Microsoft handles responsible disclosure.
Why now: The sheer scale of the claimed exposure at a major tech company is drawing attention from the security community.
Evidence
- I Could've Accessed 17T Microsoft Records · luispa · 288
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