Interesting, this one adds

    nt5src.7z
    windows_research_kernel/Windows Kernel Source Code like.7z
    windows_research_kernel/wrktools.7z

to a version of this torrent that was released a few days ago. I wonder if this is going to be an ongoing leak.

All these files have been out there for ages. Especially the WRK, which anyone with a .edu could already download.

I have an .edu, is there a place that I can grab this?

WRK is available on GitHub for years:

- https://github.com/9176324/WRK - https://github.com/ntkernel/wrk-v1.2

Strange that nobody noticed and sent strike to that repos

Interestingly, that ntkernel/wrk-v1.2 seems to be a public fork of the non-public "https://github.com/Trietptm-on-Security/wrk-v1.2" repo.

Might have been accidentally made public?

also ddk (driver development kit) which is publicly available sdk (now part of platform sdk instead of separate)

looking at filenames in top one there's a bunch of built dlls and exes there which looks like it is just installation of built code instead of source..

There are some source code archives in there:

https://pastebin.com/LyLH9bLR

There is a lot of filler, though. I assume the videos are trying to convey some point, but I'm not sure I care.

Interesting looks like theres also Xbox source code in there? Is that old or new? I don't really keep up with the reversing scene

Having not looked at any of the files yet, I wonder if it's just the changes that were made to WinXP for Xbox-use. IIRC throughout its' history the Xbox OS has just been a modified version of whatever version of Windows Microsoft is pushing at the time, with the OG Xbox being based around WinXP.

I'm very curious to see more come out as the code is picked apart piece by piece, and whether or not it'll confirm my suspicions. I'm also very interested in that Xbox folder, with any luck it'll be time to dust off my old OG Xbox and do some hacking!

AFAIK, the original XBOX was always based on a heavily stripped-down win2k kernel, and evolved very little. The "API" games used was a jump table to kernel functions, everything ran in kernel-space. I don't know much about later consoles, but I wouldn't be surprised if they used the same generic architecture.

https://xboxdevwiki.net/Kernel that site has quite a bit of info, with ongoing reverse-engineering and clean-room reimplementation projects (reactos, xquemu)

reactos being clean is a funny joke

This is still illegal to obtain, right?

I'm not sure if it's wise to post the link as it may encourage others to download it and might be against the ToS on hackernews.

I am not sure this is against the guidelines. I don't think it's illegal to post it, but then there are some illegal numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number

However, the commenter might have just posted the magnet link, which is more to the point, and unlikely to disappear (torrent 2.0 notwithstanding), unlike some third-party website (which could also turn out to be an infection vector). It also shortens the trust chain.

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3d8b16242b56a3aafb8da7b5fc83ef993ebcf35b&dn=Microsoft%20leaked%20source%20code%20archive_2020-09-24&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce

Is it, if you don't share it further?

It probably still is, but I doubt that will really stop anyone here.

It's a torrent though. I thought about downloading it, but it seems unwise when you're automatically sharing it with others.

You can prevent it from seeding and delete the tracker after downloading. It's not nice to seeders but it's an option.

In what jurisdiction?

depends on where you live.

you ever download a loaf of bread?