Windows 2000 and NT Source Codes Leaked?!?!

[Ryan Profile]

This news story just now breaking.. dont have too much more info than that.

First posted on Neowin.net, then mirrored on Fark.com and Slashdot:

PeterHammer writes "Neowin.net is reporting that Windows 2000 and Windows NT source code has been leaked to the internet. More on this as we hear it."

Ill post more when I know more.

[Ryan Profile]

Ok.. got neowin to come up.

Neowin has learned of shocking and potentially devastating news. It would appear that two packages are circulating on the internet, one being the source code to Windows 2000, and the other being the source code to Windows NT. At this time, it is hard to establish whether or not full code has leaked, and this will undoubtedly remain the situation until an attempt is made to compile them. Microsoft are currently unavailable for comment surrounding this leak so we have no official response from them at the time of writing.

This leak is a shock not only to Neowin, but to the wider IT industry. The ramifications of this leak are far reaching and devastating. This reporter does not wish to be sensationalist, but the number of industries and critical systems that are based around these technologies that could be damaged by new exploits found in this source code is something that doesn't bare thinking about.

We ask that for the wider benefit of the IT community that members and readers support Microsoft by forwarding anything they know about the leak to the Microsoft's Anti-Piracy department.

[Colonel Ingus Profile]

Keeripes!

MS just keeps dropping the ball left and right!

Go IBM and Linux! PLEASE!

[Bagginses]

Man, I can hear Bill Gates' piggy banks crumbling...

-Bagginses

[Dakana]

Steve Jobs is behind this. I KNOW IT!

Seriously: Microsoft just got hit hard. They're going to have a lot of fun patching their software like HELL in the next couple of weeks. The number of servers running NT and 2000..... having the source = exploits and loopholes GALORE.

[Fat Bastard]

yeap not a good thing thats for sure.

[Bagginses]

This has gotten me thinking, but has anyone else noticed a huge surge in the number of viruses floating about lately? It's at the point where I don't want to talk to my buddies on AIM because I'm afraid I'm going to catch something. My e-mail's starting to fritz out now, too...

-Bagginses

[=V!per=]

Windows XP protected, Sledgehammer assurred.