Microsoft's Indian online store hacked, passwords and user data exposed

posting that picture is really not necessary, is it?

Well it kinda is, all those users should be changing their passwords anyway and the site is currently down.

All that data was un-encrypted, if Microsoft had been doing its job properly the data wouldn't have ended up on here in the first place.

All users would have had some kind of email sent to them to warn them, if the user doesn't do anything, more fool them?

Actually it is, because it shows that microsoft keeps unencrypted user passwords.

Microsoft’s online retail store for India, operated by Indian company Quasar Media ... how is this Microsoft's fault?

The store is not run by Microsoft, the store is owned and operated by a Indian company that sells MS stuff.

i mean, it just seems wierd that they would actually post the passwords without covering them, as many of those people might use that password for other services, too.

I think they forgot to tell them .....
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" Oh, don't forget, to Encrypt the User data.!!"

Ya Think... Daaaa

number 119... has the WORST password, (you can see it in the picture)

email = first&lastname
pastword = first&lastname

dafaq?

A lot of those email addresses can be figured out by looking at the other data. 119 and 130 shows that your attempt to censor blocks out just about 5 characters. So most of the email addresses can be figured out anyway using their first and last name from reference. I'd atleast censor their last name too.