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Microsoft Code on the loose.

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by lee44

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It was recently discovered that crucial passwords protecting source code of Windows OS and Office were being e-mailed to an e-mail account in Russia. Microsoft's code may be posted for all the world to see. It is most likely that the hackers involved will demand some ransom from Microsoft to ensure that there code does not go public.
Microsoft is currently going over the code to make sure it has not been altered in any way.
How do you think MS will respond to this situation? And what do you think they will do if their code goes public?

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by packratt

Well, it was a trojan that infected some administrative workstations and started emailing passwords over to St.Petersburg and they became aware that those accounts were being used to access code to the new windows and office projects. MS has broughtthe FBI in and has called it an "act of corporate espianage"...

Go figure, anything is a corporate threat to the great MS beast. I think Ballme is supposed to release an official statement today at some industry event. They'll turn this to their advantage somehow and probably say it's another reason they shouldn't be split...

Hmm, but one must joke about how secure Windows looks now as an enterprise solution, hehehehe...

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