Windows source partly leaked

[TactX]

According to Microsoft, some parts of the Windows NT and 2000 sources were illegally made available on the Internet.

At the moment it is not clear how this happened.

Official statement from Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Feb04/02-12windowssource.asp)


edit: corrected dumb grammar mistake

[communist]

:eek: Looks like we will learn about a lot more security holes. Now if they just leaked the source to all their DRM crap - now that would be useful :D

[pixolex]

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/02/12/2114228.shtml?tid=109&tid=187

:D

[Wilbert]

According to Microsoft, some parts of the Windows NT and 2000 sources were illegally made available on the Internet.
Reading the slashdot article (quoted above), this seems to be true ... So, if anyone is curious: <...> :)

[TactX]

Originally posted by communist
:eek: Looks like we will learn about a lot more security holes.

:mad:

Currently I'm running tests to rollout the MS04-004 & MS04-007 patches on our 1500+ clients (NT, 2000 and XP).

:mad:

[mf]

Finally! Now this was really something waiting to happen.

Link-crossroads:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040213/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_source_code
http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=17509&category=main
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5158496.html
http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1076628412.html
http://www.dvhardware.net/article2423.html
http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.asp?ID=9&Art_ID=18321

That's all I could find at this time :).

[mf]

Little update:
http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1076674118