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Microsoft Whistleblower Claims Foreign Engineers Can Access Sensitive U.S. Government Cloud Systems
gbhackers ^ | 10 28 2026 | Divya

Posted on 10/28/2026 5:26:41 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

An alleged Microsoft whistleblower has raised concerns regarding overseas engineers accessing U.S. government cloud information through the company’s “escort” support process.

Screenshots mentioned in an October 28 post by the X account Conspiracookie allegedly show approval for an engineer based in India to view logs associated with Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud (GCC). However, these claims remain unverified.

According to the post, the screenshots show that engineer Viraj Chokhany requested and received escort access to the DPRODMGD151 environment, described as GCC Moderate.

The whistleblower claims the engineer is not a U.S. citizen. However, the available evidence has not independently verified either his citizenship on the environment’s classification.

The account states that multiple Microsoft employees reviewed the screenshots and deemed them authentic. However, this assertion does not independently validate the records, confirm whether access actually occurred, or clarify what information was visible.

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1 posted on 10/28/2026 5:26:41 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Do i believe this?

Yes.

Why?

45 years in the tech industry, worked for Msoft 4 years.

I have not bough anything from Msoft for the last 12 years.

Bill Gates is a supervillan.


2 posted on 10/28/2026 5:44:52 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: yesthatjallen

The ‘Cloud’ is just someone elses computer................


3 posted on 10/28/2026 5:53:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: yesthatjallen

Foreign Engineers Vs Deep State


4 posted on 10/28/2026 6:18:35 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: yesthatjallen

Well duh. More than half of the so-called dimocrat party is now communist or muzzlum, sooooo, what do you expect?


5 posted on 10/28/2026 6:20:41 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

What could possibly go wong?


6 posted on 10/28/2026 6:24:50 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: yesthatjallen

Am I wrong or does it seem like every organization or program the US Government sets up ends up being corrupted?


7 posted on 10/28/2026 6:26:33 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: yesthatjallen

No kidding.


8 posted on 10/28/2026 7:24:15 AM PDT by bgill
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

9 posted on 10/28/2026 8:39:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: yesthatjallen

All cloud systems are about as secure as mailin ballots.

Any company that puts critical info outside their own physical storage is run by absolute idiots. It is the equivalent of a Gordian knot, and everyone in sight has a sword.


10 posted on 10/28/2026 9:01:28 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: yesthatjallen

The government should not be on the cloud. Live by stupidity- Then suffer from stupidity.


11 posted on 10/28/2026 9:30:53 AM PDT by Revel
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