The source code for Windows XP SP1 and others versions of the operating system was allegedly leaked online today.
The leaker claims to have spent the last two months compiling a collection of leaked Microsoft source code. This is 43 GB collection was then released today as a torrent on the 4chan forum.
Content of Torrent leak
Source: Dey
Included in this torrent is the alleged source Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, as well as an assortment of even older versions of the operating system.
The contents of the torrent include:
- MS DOS 3.30
- MS DOS 6.0
- WINDOWS 2000
- WINDOWS CE 3
- WINDOWS CE 4
- WINDOWS CE 5 WINDOWS EMBEDDED 7
- WINDOWS EMBEDDED CE
- WINDOWS NT 3.5
- WINDOWS NT 4
The torrent also includes a media folder containing a bizarre collection of conspiracy theory videos about Bill Gates.
In addition to the torrent, a smaller 2.9GB 7zip file containing only the source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is being distributed online as well.
the leaker states that the Windows XP source has been passed around privately between hackers for years, but was not publicy released unil today.
BleepingComputer has seen the source, but we have no way of confirming if it is the actual source code for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
This leak is not the first time source code for Microsoft operating system have been posted online.
If exploitable bugs are found in the Windows XP source code, and the code is still used in Windows 10, threat actors could exploit the bug in the modern version of the operating system.
The risks are likely low and for most people, this leak will just let them get a peek into Windows history.
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