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The source code for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and other Microsoft operating systems have been published online this week.
The OS sources were leaked online as a 42.9 GB torrent file on 4chan, an online message board often frequented by trolls and extremist groups.
The content of this torrent file includes source code for several of Microsoft's older operating systems, such as Windows 2000, Embedded (CE 3, CE 4, CE 5, CE, 7), Windows NT (3.5 and 4), XP, and Server 2003.
The files also contained the source code of the first Xbox operating system, MS-DOS (3.30 and 6), and the source code for various Windows 10 components.
Windows XP source code leaked online, on 4chan, out of all places
Source code for several operating systems, including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, leaked in 42.9 torrent file.
www.zdnet.com
Windows XP Source Code Leaked By Apparent Bill Gates Conspiracist
It’s probably not the biggest security issue that Microsoft is dealing with right now but the software giant probably isn’t happy about it either way: This week, a torrent appeared online that contained the apparent source code for Windows XP, the extremely outdated Microsoft operating system...
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