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		pdntspa 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plan... Back in the day, I made the mistake of hooking up a fresh Windows XP (at least I think it was; pre-SP2) install directly to the internet. There was no firewall or NAT to protect me. The machine got pwned almost immediately.

fragmede 4 months ago [–]

It's still true!

> What happens if you connect Windows XP to the Internet in 2024?

https://youtu.be/6uSVVCmOH5w

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