vulnerability
16-year-old researcher found a Microsoft bug, got admin access to databases with 17.3 trillion rows
Medium
Summary
A 16-year-old security researcher, Faav, discovered a critical authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Titan analytics service, allowing him to gain administrator access and query a massive database containing an estimated 17.3 trillion rows. Microsoft rewarded him with a $5,000 bug bounty and subsequently secured the API.
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