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Microsoft Programming Contest Hacked and Defaced

Posted by kdawson on from the star-developers dept.

davidmwilliams writes "Microsoft followed their major annual Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called 'DevSta,' to find 'star developers.' While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout, it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark. Here is the low-down on the contest, what happened, by whom, and screen shots for posterity in case it's been fixed by the time you read this. And unless the volume of submissions increase dramatically within the next few hours, someone may be awarded an Xbox for doing nothing more than rewriting the Windows calculator as a .NET app."

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  1. mhm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first posts are gay and so is this article

  2. Let me be the first to say by db32 · · Score: -1, Troll

    ha ha!

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    The only change I can believe in is what I find in my couch cushions.
  3. In other news by djupedal · · Score: -1, Troll

    Windows latest OS, code named 'GOBI', was unveiled today - A crack team of testers, invited to preview Gobi, were later seen running from the building, screaming and tearing at their clothes and hair.

    When asked to comment on Gobi, one volunteer replied, "It is just like jumping out of an airplane with your hair on fire!"

  4. Hackers should be shot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone who hacks into another computer system for fun or profit should be shot.