August 29, 2010

Microsoft: Script Kiddies And Hackers Accidentally Send Us Their Code All The Time

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It's not unusual for hackers and script kiddies to crash their Windows systems while trying to write a malicious code. It's apparently also not unusual for them to send that malicious code right along to Microsoft when prompted. According to Microsoft senior security architect Rocky Heckman, when a hacker's system crashes in Windows, as with all typical Windows crashes, the user would be prompted to send the error details - including the malicious code - to Microsoft. The funny thing is that many say yes.

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