情报标题：32TB of Windows 10 internal builds, core source code leak online
情报来源：https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/23/windows_10_leak/
情报网址：https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/23/windows_10_leak/
情报完整内文：
A massive trove of Microsoft's internal Windows operating system builds and
chunks of its core source code have leaked online.
The data – some 32TB of official and non-public installation images and
software blueprints that compress down to 8TB – were uploaded to
betaarchive.com, the latest load of files provided just earlier this week. It
is believed the confidential data in this dump was exfiltrated from
Microsoft's in-house systems around March this year.
The leaked code is Microsoft's Shared Source Kit: according to people who
have seen its contents, it includes the source to the base Windows 10
hardware drivers plus Redmond's PnP code, its USB and Wi-Fi stacks, its
storage drivers, and ARM-specific OneCore kernel code.
Anyone who has this information can scour it for security vulnerabilities,
which could be exploited to hack Windows systems worldwide. The code runs at
the heart of the operating system, at some of its most trusted levels.
In addition to this, top-secret builds of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016,
none of which have been released to the public, have been leaked among copies
of officially released versions. The confidential Windows team-only internal
builds were created by Microsoft engineers for bug-hunting and testing
purposes, and include private debugging symbols that are usually stripped out
for public releases.
This software includes, for example, prerelease Windows 10 "Redstone" builds
and unreleased 64-bit ARM flavors of Windows. There are, we think, too many
versions now dumped online for Microsoft to revoke via its Secure Boot
mechanism, meaning the tech giant can't use its firmware security mechanisms
to prevent people booting the prerelease operating systems.
Also in the leak are multiple versions of Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile
Adaptation Kit, a confidential software toolset to get the operating system
running on various portable and mobile devices.
Netizens with access to Beta Archive's private repo of material can, even
now, still get hold of the divulged data completely for free. It is being
described by some as a bigger leak than the Windows 2000 source code blab in
2004.
Spokespeople for Microsoft declined to comment. ®
Updated to add
Beta Archive's administrators are in the process of removing non-public
Microsoft components and builds from its FTP server and its forums.
For example, all mention of the Shared Source Kit has been erased from its
June 19 post. We took some screenshots before any material was scrubbed from
sight. You'll notice from the screenshot above in the article and the forum
post that the source kit has disappeared between the Microsoft Windows 10
Debug Symbols and Diamond Monster 3D II Starter Pack.
The source kit is supposed to be available to only "qualified customers,
enterprises, governments, and partners for debugging and reference purposes."
In a statement, Beta Archive said: "The 'Shared Source Kit' folder did exist
on the FTP until [The Register's] article came to light. We have removed it
from our FTP and listings pending further review just in case we missed
something in our initial release. We currently have no plans to restore it
until a full review of its contents is carried out and it is deemed
acceptable under our rules."