16-year-old researcher found a Microsoft bug, got admin access to databases with 17.3 trillion rows
30-09-2026 20:29 via theregister.com

16-year-old researcher found a Microsoft bug, got admin access to databases with 17.3 trillion rows

A 16-year-old security researcher named Faav found an authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Titan analytics service that allowed him to gain administrator access, submit unauthorized SQL queries with no valid credentials, and potentially reach analytics databases containing an estimated 17.3 trillion stored rows. Titan is an internal analytics platform, and Redmond restricts access via its web interface to Microsoft employees. Faav, with an assist from an AI hackbot he built called Antares, f
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