Windows 10源代码惨遭外泄

微软公司近日确认，Windows 10系统的部分原代码已在网络上流出。泄露出的部分包括一般情况下不可见的一些软件元素，因此，此次泄露也给黑客提供了一个发现和探索Windows 10系统安全隐患的机会。

此次泄漏最初是由英国科技网站The Register报道的，该网站将泄露的文件称为“一个巨大的宝藏”。流出的部分既包括了USB和Wi-Fi模块的代码，也包括了Windows 10和Windows Server 2016的完整未发布版本。The Register表示，这批源代码是于今年3月从微软流出的。

不过科技网站The Verge却反驳了上述的部分说法。The Verge表示，此次泄露的源代码“相对很少”。很多流出的代码之前就已经在微软外部流通了。这些源代码作为微软代码包的一部分，经常会在微软的开发伙伴和其它客户之间分享。

然而有一些令人担忧的证据显示，这些源代码有可能是黑客侵入微软的网络后盗走的。The Verge指出，本周在英国有两名男性因为涉嫌侵入微软网络而被警方逮捕。美国科技网站Ars Technica也接到了未证实的报道称，微软今年三月曾遭到黑客入侵。

这些流出的文件最早出现在一个名叫Beta Archive的网站上，该网站主要收集已被弃用或不完整的软件系统。不过流出后不久，这些文件便在Beta Archive上被删除了。（财富中文网）

译者：朴成奎

Microsoft has confirmed that a portion of the source code for Windows 10 has leaked online. The leak, containing software elements not normally visible to the public, may represent an opportunity for hackers to uncover and exploit security weaknesses.

The leak was originally reported by U.K. tech site The Register, which described the leaked files as “a massive trove” including both code for USB and Wi-Fi modules, and full unreleased builds of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. The Register claimed the trove was stolen from Microsoft as recently as March.

However, The Verge has contradicted part of that assessment, claiming that the leak is “relatively minor.” Much of the leaked material has already circulated outside of Microsoft, as part of code packages regularly shared with development partners and other customers.

However, there is worrisome evidence that the content came from hacks of Microsoft’s network. The Verge points to the arrest this week of two men in England accused of hacking Microsoft, and Ars Technica received unconfirmed reports of a hack on Microsoft in March.

The files have since been removed from Beta Archive, a collection of abandoned or incomplete software, where they originally surfaced.