VMWare Source Code Leak Follows Alleged Hack of Chinese Defense Contractor

"Source code belonging to VMWare has leaked to the internet after apparently being stolen by a hacker who claims to have obtained it from a Chinese firm’s network. The source code belongs to VMWare’s ESX virtual machine software product, a popular tool for creating and operating virtual computing environments. The code was posted to the Patebin website, a repository for coders that has become a favorite for hackers to publish purloined wares."