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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Bing and cortana source code reportedly stolen by medusa ransomware crew - The Untold Story

Ransomware attack on a computer

Threat actors going by “Medusa” have posted a new database on their leak site, claiming it contains data from Microsoft including source code for Bing and Cortana. 

Found by Emsisoft researcher Brett Callow, the announcement says embedding the source code could trick antivirus products into confusing malware with Microsoft-made programs.

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