Microsoft Takes Swift Action to Address Massive Data Leak: 38 Terabytes Exposed
Even the azure brilliance of technology giants like Microsoft can stumble into deep unknown trenches. Luckily, in this instance, their slip didn’t result in an avalanche. 👏
Highlights:
📍 Microsoft precipitously leaked 38 terabytes of private data due to an “overly permissive SAS token”
📍 The oracle of the leak led back to an unconsciously public open-source training data bucket
📍 The researchers have advised against using Account SAS tokens for external sharing
📍 The tech titan has pledged to mitigate risks by expanding its secret scanning service and has continued to reassure users of their data’s safety
The information leak was discovered in Microsoft’s AI GitHub repository, a king-size vault of treasure for any tech enthusiast or white-hat hacker. But the amusement was short-lived, as the repository was swiftly put under lock and key.🔒
What was thought to be just a playground for developers became a snakes and ladders game of security chaos. Imagine discovering a lockbox thinking it contains just harmless source code and research papers, but alas!
It had shocking secrets, passwords, and keys.
