Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones

Re:Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents mi... by dgellow on Sunday August 09, 2026 @04:57PM (#49235799)

Could you share more context and details?

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Re:Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents mi... by future10se on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:03PM (#49235862)

You might've missed this recent story where the FBI was able to identify an alleged teenage member of the Scattered Spider hacking group using the Microsoft GDID, and made an arrest:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48815196

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920338

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Re:Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents mi... by dgellow on Monday August 10, 2026 @02:19AM (#49239881)

Thanks! I did miss it

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Re:Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents mi... by 1over137 on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:04PM (#49235873)

https://www.ghacks.net/2026/07/12/microsoft-confirms-windows...

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Re:Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents mi... by amiga386 on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:03PM (#49235850)

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disa...

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