Microsoft computer network hacked - Windows source code stolen

From The Associated Press :

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Report: Hackers Break Into MSN

NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers reportedly broke into Microsoft Corp.'s computer network and may have stolen blueprints to the latest versions of the company's Windows and Office software.

Microsoft and the FBI are investigating the break-in, which was discovered Wednesday by the software giant's security employees, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Security employees discovered that passwords used to transfer the source code behind Microsoft's software were being sent from the company's computer network in Redmond, Wash., to an e-mail account in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Journal reported.

A Microsoft spokesman confirmed that the company's corporate network had been hacked and said ``the integrity of Microsoft source code remains secure,'' the newspaper reported.

The identities of the hackers are unknown. They are believed to have had access to the software codes for three months.

A person familiar with the break-in told the Journal that it appeared the hackers accessed Microsoft's system by e-mailing software, called QAZ Trojan, to the company's network and then opening a so-called back door through the infected computer.

Microsoft was planning to investigate the break-in without help from U.S. authorities, the Journal reported, but the company contacted the FBI on Thursday.

The FBI declined comment when contacted early Friday by The Associated Press.

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Ya think they'll send the code back with all the bugs fixed? No?


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