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If the reports are to be believed, someone has just leaked a mega-torrent of Microsoft source code going all the way back to MS-DOS 6. Intriguingly, Microsoft has officially released old-school source code before, such as when the source of MS-DOS 1.25 and Word 1.1a were made public a few years back.
Someone has leaked what appear to be source code files for the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. The source code files for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 appear to have been made public for the first time.
Prpl Foundation announced the release of its prplMesh software stack, eligible for Wi-Fi Alliance certification as Release 1, for both Agent and Controller. The prplMesh release includes open-source code for both Agent and Controller, providing a complete EasyMesh network.
A spokesperson for Intel told us the information was likely taken from its Resource and Design Center, which is a private library of resources for computer manufacturers and the like to build systems using Intel's silicon. The IOH SR 17 probably refers to scratchpad register 17 in the I/O hub, part of Intel's chipsets, that is used by firmware code.
A spokesperson for Intel told us the information was likely taken from its Resource and Design Center, which is a private library of resources for computer manufacturers and the like to build systems using Intel's silicon. The IOH SR 17 probably refers to scratchpad register 17 in the I/O hub, part of Intel's chipsets, that is used by firmware code.
Source code belonging to tens of companies, including several major organizations, has been leaked online after it was found on unprotected DevOps infrastructure. Kottmann told SecurityWeek that the source code they've made public, much of which appears to be proprietary, mostly comes from improperly configured or exposed DevOps infrastructure.
Maze ransomware masterminds claim to have stolen source code from LG after hacking into the electronics giant. "Soon you'll be able to know how the LG company lost the source code of its products for one very big telecommunications company, working worldwide," the crooks warned in an announcement on their site this week.
The discovery of leaked source code for two popular games - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 - has led to security concerns and even calls for gamers to uninstall the software from their computers. The developer and publisher of the two games, Valve, is downplaying the source-code leak, saying it does not see "Any reason for players to be alarmed or avoid the current builds." In a statement posted on the CS:GO and Team Fortress 2 Twitter accounts, Valve said the source code in question is older, dating to 2017 - and that it was already part of an existing leak from 2018.
The source code for ransomware-as-a-service strain Dharma could now be in the hands of more cybercriminals, as hackers have reportedly put it up for sale for just $2,000. Dharma evolved from the CrySIS RaaS variant after an anonymous source posted the CrySIS decryption keys online in 2016, and again several times through 2017.
Proton Technologies, the company best known for its privacy-focused email service ProtonMail, this week announced that the source code for all of its ProtonVPN virtual private network applications has been made public after each app underwent independent security audits. The source code for the Android, iOS, macOS and Windows versions of ProtonVPN are now available on GitHub, and the company has also published the results of security audits conducted by SEC Consult.