Cybersecuritynews2026-09-26 03:55:43

16-Year-Old Researcher Finds Microsoft Auth Vulnerability that Exposes 17.3 Trillion Stored Records

A 16-year-old security researcher known as Faav uncovered an authentication flaw in Microsoft’s internal Titan analytics service that potentially exposed an estimated 17.3 trillion database rows.

Summary

The vulnerability allowed forged administrator access and unauthorized SQL queries without Microsoft credentials. However, Faav emphasized that the potential impact was hypothetical.

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Source: Cybersecuritynews
Published: 2026-09-26 03:55:43
Author: guru baran
Category: toptechnology

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