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This happens on an almost yearly basis. Source code for ~all major windows releases is actively traded. (Same also goes for Apple, Cisco, etc...) Protecting so
by FDSGSG 5y ago
This happens on an almost yearly basis. Source code for ~all major windows releases is actively traded. (Same also goes for Apple, Cisco, etc...) Protecting source code that a huge amount of employees need access to is hard.
Previous public example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40366823 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40366823
Many exploit devs have access to this stuff, but would obviously never publicly discuss it, fearing leaks and liability.
- yakak 5y agoKeeping an OS private is virtually impossible, for the most part every engineer has access to every piece, so any intrusion is also likely access to current OS source. Rumors out of Google were a bit different about their search algorithm which may be comparable to a leak of bing code.