Microsoft Server Exposes Employee Passwords and Credentials

  • 📰 verge
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 7 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 30%
  • Publisher: 67%

Technology News

Microsoft,Server,Passwords

A server hosting sensitive data linked to Microsoft's Bing search engine was left open without password protection, potentially exposing passwords, keys, and credentials of Microsoft employees to the open internet.

Microsoft reportedly locked down a server last month that exposed passwords, keys, and credentials of Microsoft employees to the open internet, as the company faces mounting pressure to bolster its software security.

”' One of the researchers, Can Yoleri, told Techcrunch that hackers could potentially use this exposed data to find and access other areas where Microsoft stores internal data, which “could result in more significant data leaks and possibly compromise the services in use.” Microsoft was notified about the vulnerability on February 6th, and locked it down by March 5th. It’s unclear if anyone else accessed the exposed server during this time.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 94. in TECHNOLOGY

Technology Technology Latest News, Technology Technology Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Microsoft left internal passwords exposed in latest security blunderMicrosoft reportedly locked down an Azure-hosted server last month that exposed passwords, keys, and credentials of Microsoft employees to the open internet.
Source: verge - 🏆 94. / 67 Read more »