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Leak of Windows 10 Source Code Raises Security Concerns

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Dissent

Rhett Jones reports:

Microsoft has confirmed that a significant chunk of its source code for Windows 10 was posted to a repository called BetaArchive. The exact size of the leak has been disputed, but the data reportedly comes from the Shared Source Kit that Microsoft distributes to trusted partners.

First reported by The Register and confirmed by Microsoft on Friday night, the leak contains source code “to the base Windows 10 hardware drivers plus Redmond’s PnP code, its USB and Wi-Fi stacks, its storage drivers, and ARM-specific OneCore kernel code.” With that information, a hacker can hunt for vulnerabilities within some of the most trusted levels of the operating system. The code also reportedly contains the private debugging symbols that are normally stripped from public releases. These symbols give programmers extra information about which functions and data a piece of code is calling.

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3 thoughts on “Leak of Windows 10 Source Code Raises Security Concerns”

  1. Trent says:
    June 25, 2017 at 12:28 am

    Well… That’s just awesome. I think you’re going to need help reporting future breaches.

  2. ECA says:
    June 25, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    I read this..and saw it was in the 18(?)T amounts..
    WHO was monitoring the system??
    Another Automated server Hacked by Time and effort..
    Sitting on a server MANY hours..
    Back door’ed?
    Stolen ID and password?
    Hacked??

    No security or verification system to TELL them who and WHERE the person was??

  3. Roknrol says:
    June 27, 2017 at 10:32 am

    I’m more curious to see what backdoors and holes are found in the code, frankly. I think when it comes to privacy and security that’s more important than whether or not M$ is capable of securing their network.

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