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Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web



 
 
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Old January 22nd 20, 11:32 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Default Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-250m-customer-service-records-open/152086/

"Misconfigured Microsoft cloud databases containing 14 years of customer
support logs exposed 250 million records to the open internet for 25 days.
The account info dates back as far as 2005 and is as recent as December
2019 ¡X and exposes Microsoft customers to phishing and tech scams."
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Old January 25th 20, 01:59 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Default Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web


That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.


https://threatpost.com/microsoft-250m-customer-service-records-open/152086/

"Misconfigured Microsoft cloud databases containing 14 years of customer
support logs exposed 250 million records to the open internet for 25 days.
The account info dates back as far as 2005 and is as recent as December
2019 ¡X and exposes Microsoft customers to phishing and tech scams."


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Old January 25th 20, 06:34 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Shadow
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:59:34 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web


That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.


3 Texas football fields?
It's almost the population of the US.
Texas public school math?
OK, I understand.
[]'s


https://threatpost.com/microsoft-250m-customer-service-records-open/152086/

"Misconfigured Microsoft cloud databases containing 14 years of customer
support logs exposed 250 million records to the open internet for 25 days.
The account info dates back as far as 2005 and is as recent as December
2019 ¡X and exposes Microsoft customers to phishing and tech scams."

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Old January 25th 20, 07:31 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

Shadow wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:59:34 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web


That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.


3 Texas football fields?
It's almost the population of the US.
Texas public school math?
OK, I understand.
[]'s


I'm not sure, but I think the pun is in reading the 'M' as 'meter'
('metre').

3 football fields - assuming American football - is 300 yards, i.e.
about 273 meter/metre.

So did this this Dutchie get the American pun or not!? :-)
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Old January 25th 20, 08:15 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

On 25 Jan 2020 18:31:31 GMT, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

Shadow wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:59:34 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.


3 Texas football fields?
It's almost the population of the US.
Texas public school math?
OK, I understand.
[]'s


I'm not sure, but I think the pun is in reading the 'M' as 'meter'
('metre').

3 football fields - assuming American football - is 300 yards, i.e.
about 273 meter/metre.

So did this this Dutchie get the American pun or not!? :-)


(*golf clap*)

Good work sir.

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spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten
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Old January 26th 20, 12:02 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Shadow
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

On 25 Jan 2020 18:31:31 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

Shadow wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:59:34 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.


3 Texas football fields?
It's almost the population of the US.
Texas public school math?
OK, I understand.
[]'s


I'm not sure, but I think the pun is in reading the 'M' as 'meter'
('metre').

3 football fields - assuming American football - is 300 yards, i.e.
about 273 meter/metre.

So did this this Dutchie get the American pun or not!? :-)


What's a yard?
Just joking. I'm Brazilian.
I thought he misread the M as "Mil" = a thousand.

250M Customer Service Records is a LOT. Imagine what the
scammers will do with that.
"Hello, this is M$ Support. Mr. John Doe, Date of birth xxx,
social security number xxx, credit card number xxx, address xxx, Win X
serial number xxx, (or whatever leaked) we have detected malware on
your computer. Please open a remote desktop session so we can correct
the problem".
Hope the leak made the headlines non-tech people read.
[]'s
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Old January 30th 20, 05:20 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
micky[_4_]
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:15:54 -0600, Zaghadka
wrote:

On 25 Jan 2020 18:31:31 GMT, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

Shadow wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:59:34 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:32:38 -0000 (UTC),
Arlen Holder wrote:

o Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

That's less than 3 football fields. Let's not make mountains out of
molehills.

3 Texas football fields?
It's almost the population of the US.
Texas public school math?
OK, I understand.
[]'s


I'm not sure, but I think the pun is in reading the 'M' as 'meter'
('metre').

3 football fields - assuming American football - is 300 yards, i.e.
about 273 meter/metre.

So did this this Dutchie get the American pun or not!? :-)


Yes, you got it right.

(*golf clap*)


What's a golf clap? A very quiet one, to not bother the pro golfer?

Good work sir.


  #8  
Old January 30th 20, 07:47 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Zaghadka
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Default [Semi OT]Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web

On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:20:48 -0500, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, micky
wrote:

(*golf clap*)


What's a golf clap? A very quiet one, to not bother the pro golfer?


It is a gentle, respectful clap. And yes, it's the sort of reserved
response that is used to not distract the other golfers on the course.

In this case, I meant "Well done, man." Respectful and reserved is the
thing I was going for. Not enough of it these days.

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spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten
 




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