Microsoft investigates Israeli military’s use of Azure cloud storage

Concerns that tech company's Israel-based staff may have concealed key details of work follow Guardian investigation

Microsoft is investigating how Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using its Azure cloud storage platform, amid concerns the company's staff in Israel may have concealed key details about its work on sensitive military projects.

Senior executives are scrambling to assess what data Unit 8200 holds in Azure after a Guardian investigation revealed how the spy agency has used the cloud platform to store a vast collection of intercepted Palestinian mobile phone calls.