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If this is real, $50,000 USD is a laughably small sum for the database. It reminds me of Dr. Evil's demand for 'one million dollars', you have to jack up the nu

If this is real, $50,000 USD is a laughably small sum for the database. It reminds me of Dr. Evil's demand for 'one million dollars', you have to jack up the number to be taken seriously.

meandmycode 3y ago
Almost like it might be a scam, odd
lockhouse 3y ago
Also for a company the size of Microsoft, 30 million accounts seems very small. What user accounts would this database even contain? This whole thing seems a bit fishy.
- doctaj 3y ago
  Could be an event like Microsoft Build conference or something.
  - wlesieutre 3y ago
    Or the 100 "sample" accounts are sourced from unrelated phishing and there is no breach. Most of the phishing emails I get lately are trying to get me to fill out a fake MS login page.
- sdflhasjd 3y ago
  MITM'd login services perhaps? It does seem like a small number for Microsoft. Like robbing a bank and making off with $50
treeman79 3y ago
Was at a small startup. We kept begging CEO to raise prices so customers would take us seriously and stop laughing at us. Finally he tripled the prices. We started landing new customers like crazy and in a few months got to 1,000 monthly paying customers. Same products.
- jprete 3y ago
  Customers might reasonably believe you won’t be able to provide the advertised service if the price is infeasibly low.
- denton-scratch 3y ago
  This is old-skool salesmanship. If you don't make it expensive, the sales prospect won't think it's valuable. Apple has known this since they were founded.
  - crazygringo 3y ago
    No, it's more that if your prices are too low it's either a scam or you're terrible at business. In both cases, you're not a trustworthy business partner.
- hotpotamus 3y ago
  I'm immediately reminded of Dr. Evil's demand for... one million dollars!
sdflhasjd 3y ago
A bug bounty would possibly have a bigger payout lol This is possibly from some other breach and nothing to do with MS

If this is real, $50,000 USD is a laughably small sum for the database. It reminds me of Dr. Evil's demand for 'one million dollars', you have to jack up the number to be taken seriously.

meandmycode 3y ago

Almost like it might be a scam, odd

lockhouse 3y ago

Also for a company the size of Microsoft, 30 million accounts seems very small. What user accounts would this database even contain? This whole thing seems a bit fishy.

doctaj 3y ago
Could be an event like Microsoft Build conference or something.
- wlesieutre 3y ago
  Or the 100 "sample" accounts are sourced from unrelated phishing and there is no breach. Most of the phishing emails I get lately are trying to get me to fill out a fake MS login page.
sdflhasjd 3y ago
MITM'd login services perhaps? It does seem like a small number for Microsoft. Like robbing a bank and making off with $50

treeman79 3y ago

Was at a small startup. We kept begging CEO to raise prices so customers would take us seriously and stop laughing at us. Finally he tripled the prices. We started landing new customers like crazy and in a few months got to 1,000 monthly paying customers. Same products.

jprete 3y ago
Customers might reasonably believe you won’t be able to provide the advertised service if the price is infeasibly low.
denton-scratch 3y ago
This is old-skool salesmanship. If you don't make it expensive, the sales prospect won't think it's valuable. Apple has known this since they were founded.
- crazygringo 3y ago
  No, it's more that if your prices are too low it's either a scam or you're terrible at business. In both cases, you're not a trustworthy business partner.
hotpotamus 3y ago
I'm immediately reminded of Dr. Evil's demand for... one million dollars!

sdflhasjd 3y ago

A bug bounty would possibly have a bigger payout lol This is possibly from some other breach and nothing to do with MS