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Microsoft Employees Exposed Internal Passwords in Security Lapse

Zack Whittaker and Carly Page report via TechCrunch: Microsoft has resolved a security lapse that exposed internal company files and credentials to the open internet. Security researchers Can Yoleri, Murat Ozfidan and Egemen Kochisarli with SOCRadar, a cybersecurity company that helps organizations...
Slashdot 2:40 am on April 11, 2024

Microsoft faced a security lapse where internal files and credentials were exposed on an open and publicly accessible storage server hosted on Azure cloud. The unprotected server contained scripts, configuration files, and passwords used by Microsoft employees for accessing internal databases and systems. Hackers could have identified other storage locations and potentially caused significant data leaks or service compromises. Security researchers from SOCRada discovered the issue in February and Microsoft secured it in March. The extent of the exposure duration and unauthorized access is unknown.

Microsoft had a security lapse where internal files and credentials were exposed on an open Azure cloud server
The server contained scripts, configuration files, and passwords for Microsoft employees' internal access
Hackers could have identified other storage locations and caused data leaks or service compromises
Security researchers from SOCRada discovered the issue in February and Microsoft secured it in March
The exposure duration and unauthorized access extent are unknown

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