Leaking the Win8 core code, the Microsoft member went in

Computer store news: Alex Kibkalo, a former Russian-born Microsoft employee living in Lebanon, was arrested by the police for leaking the company's trade secrets. A few days ago, US District Judge John C. Coughenour officially imposed a three-month imprisonment and imposed a fine of $100.

It is reported that Ricks-Jicarlo was previously a senior software architect in the Microsoft Lebanon region. In 2012, Gikalo provided the code of the Win8 core code of the Microsoft ARM device platform and the "Activation Server Software Development Kit", which is mainly used for anti-piracy software, to an anonymous France. Technology blogger. Finally, Gikalo was arrested by the police in Seattle in March this year.

The news pointed out that this anonymous French technology blogger has long been known on blogs, Twitter and websites for posting unpublished screenshots of Windows operating systems in advance.

It should be noted that the development of this case also highlights changes in Microsoft's internal policies. Because Microsoft's internal security department searched the employee's Hotmail mailbox to find the connection between Gikalo and the French technology blogger. However, after the move, Microsoft was attacked by many Internet users. Therefore, the company subsequently stated that in the future, if a similar case is encountered, it will actively seek the help of law enforcement agencies, rather than launching an investigation without authorization.