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Re:Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via S... by pdntspa on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @02:05PM (#45659306)
Back in the day, I made the mistake of hooking up a fresh Windows XP (at least I think it was; pre-SP2) install directly to the internet. There was no firewall or NAT to protect me. The machine got pwned almost immediately.
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Re:Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via S... by fragmede on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:11PM (#45664186)
It's still true!

> What happens if you connect Windows XP to the Internet in 2024?

https://youtu.be/6uSVVCmOH5w

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