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Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 By Davey Winder

A newly published report reveals 250 million Microsoft customer records, spanning 14 years, have been exposed online without password protection

A newly published report has revealed that 250 million Microsoft customer records, spanning an incredible 14 years in all, have been exposed online in a database with no password protection.

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