IncidentsTeen's AI hackbot finds Microsoft auth flaw in internal analytics
Microsoft's Titan platform checked the contents of login tokens but never their signatures, letting a 16-year-old researcher run SQL as an administrator.
30 Sept 2026
A 16-year-old security researcher, aided by a self-built AI hackbot named Antares, discovered that Microsoft's internal Titan analytics platform failed to verify JWT signatures, letting him gain admin access and query databases containing an estimated 17.3 trillion rows, including employee and account data. Microsoft locked down the API, confirmed the finding, and paid a $5,000 bug bounty.
Occurred 5 September 2026 · Disclosed 30 September 2026 · Record updated 1 October 2026
Unauthorized admin access to Microsoft's internal Titan analytics service exposed metadata including ~25,000 account/email records, 17,990 employee email records, 15,001 employee organization records, and access to 17 connected analytics databases totaling an estimated 17.3 trillion rows.
IncidentsMicrosoft's Titan platform checked the contents of login tokens but never their signatures, letting a 16-year-old researcher run SQL as an administrator.
30 Sept 2026