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The Economic Times
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How a 16-year-old researcher hacked into Microsoft analytics service holding 17 trillion rows of data

An internal Microsoft analytics service with more than 17 trillion rows of data was reportedly compromised by a 16-year-old security researcher who discovered a critical flaw that could have been exploited by attackers.

As reported by Help Net Security, the flaw was found in Microsoft's Titan service by the teenager, who goes by the name Faav. He reportedly discovered the vulnerability using an automated bug-hunting tool he built himself.

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