Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by bored teenager

A 16-year-old set one login field to "admin," and an estimated 17.3 trillion Microsoft rows became accessible.

Talking about research aimed at product goals: Breaking down the 'research' I do every day

Hello! I'm Massu from the New Standard Office at Scene Live.I joined Scene Live mid-career in 2025 as a data scientist and data engineer. bq I conduct verification and research using LLMs for the ...

An Illustrated Guide to Lovable Engineers as Seen by an SES Salesperson

IntroductionWorking in SES sales, you meet a truly diverse range of engineers. They are people who cannot be fully understood ...
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OpenAI dismisses Three Employees over Data Privacy concerns

AI is evolving at a rapid pace, and the uptake of Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionising the way humans interact and ...
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Voters Use ChatGPT for Midterm Ballot Research

Some U.S. midterm voters are using AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, to research their ballots, compare candidates, and ...
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Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion total rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by a bored teenager — but he's been well-paid for his actions

A 16-year-old set one login field to "admin," and an estimated 17.3 trillion Microsoft rows became accessible.
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GPT-6 Astra Decodes 1809 Napoleonic Cipher

Carter Church, an AI engineer at SentinelOne, used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to transcribe and decipher a 1809 French military ...
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One in five companies in Russia had database services accessible from the internet

Another 18% of organizations have remote access open to the outside - such a service can become a convenient entry point into the internal network ...