Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

Microsoft was found routing traffic meant for example.com to a Japanese electronics cable company due to a misconfiguration. This anomaly was discovered by a cybersecurity researcher and could have led to sensitive information being sent to the wrong domain. The issue has since been resolved, but Microsoft has not provided an explanation for why it occurred in the first place. The incident highlights the importance of proper network configuration to prevent such mishaps in the future.