Has Microsoft been compromised? Check your Microsoft independent backups. UPDATED

This post was originally made on 22 March 2022

Following attacks on Nvidia and Samsung, there were claims over the weekend form the extortion gang Lapsus$ that they had breached Microsoft.

Microsoft investigates Lapsus$ claim of Bing, Cortana theft • The Register

Microsoft investigating Lapsus$ claims of Bing, Cortana data theft – The Record by Recorded Future

First Microsoft, then Okta: New ransomware gang posts data from both | Ars Technica

Note: 22 March 2022 – There are few references to this incident online. There is no official word from Microsoft.

Just check your Microsoft independent backups.

Update 23 March 2022

Related articles:

Okta now says: Lapsus$ may have accessed customer info • The Register

Okta ‘identifying and contacting’ customers potentially affected by Lapsus$ breach – The Record by Recorded Future