Security News > 2020 > January > Big Microsoft data breach – 250 million records exposed
2020-01-22 17:42
Microsoft has today announced a data breach that affected one of its customer databases.
The company informed Microsoft, and Microsoft quickly secured the data.
Microsoft's official statement states that "The vast majority of records were cleared of personal information," meaning that it used automated tools to look for and remove private data.
Microsoft didn't say what type of personal information was involved, or which data fields ended up un-anonymised.
Microsoft has promised to notify anyone whose data was inadvertently exposed in this way, but didn't say what percentage of all records were affected.
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