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Microsoft says Russian hackers breached its systems, accessed source code
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Oh, no. Imagine all the havoc that could be wrought if the source code for an operating system was released onto the internet /s
That's why you should never rely on security through obscurity.
-- Sent from my Linux desktop
I hope these hackers didn’t also get the source code to RockyLinux or I’m screwed man. If all you need is source code access, I won’t be safe after that. :-)
I don't think that is the concern here.
Microsoft is a huge cloud provider now.
What OS does that cloud utilize?
What does it matter?
Source code is available for most of their infrastructure is what I'm saying.
Inconcievably.
wouldn't the counterpoint to that be all the vulnerabilities that have sat out in the open for years before finally being reported?
Chances are it didn't involve the OS source code. If you read the article, previously Microsoft reported about source code for service components like Exchange, Azure etc.