Microsoft on Thursday warned many of its cloud computing customers that for more than two years, their data has been susceptible to attacks. Specifically, a now-fixed vulnerability…
Why it matters: As part of its transition to a cloud company, Microsoft has been extolling the supposed virtues of digital transformation and encouraging organizations to move their businesses from on-premises to the Azure cloud. Security researchers have long warned about the potential security nightmares that could ensue, and now Microsoft is forced to admit to its customers that a single vulnerability in Azure’s flagship Cosmos DB database left their main databases open to be read, changed, or even deleted by anyone with knowledge of the issue. Microsoft on Thursday warned many of its cloud computing customers that for more than two years, their data has been susceptible to attacks.
