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TIL from 2011 to 2013, a hacker group repeatedly broke into Microsoft’s computer network: Using stolen credentials, they even were able to walk into Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond. Walking out again, they took three unreleased Xbox One dev kits with them.

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