In July of 2023, Microsoft disclosed a compromise of Exchange Online that targeted “25 organizations … including government agencies as well as related consumer accounts of individuals likely associated with these organizations.” The vector of compromise was several validation flaws in the Microsoft-hosted Exchange Online and AzureAD services.

Vitagene is a consumer DNA sequencing company that the FTC fined for several deceptive privacy practices. As part of their investigation, the FTC determined that a few thousand customers’ DNA information was stored in public S3 buckets.