In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges — How does a legacy test account grant access to read every Office 365 account?::undefined

  • Untitled4774@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    How? Human error.

    Why? Microsoft is just that kind of company and always has been. Their t’s aren’t crossed and i’s aren’t dotted, and people buy their shit because they’re used to it.

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      9 months ago

      Name one company which does. There aren’t. Every corporation is big, cumbersome and full of people who make mistakes and don’t follow procedures.

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        9 months ago

        Which is why I don’t trust “the cloud” in general. Obviously businesses are meant to make profit, not to protect my data. If one is at odds with the other, they will choose profit.