Stefan Mileschin

Likes Office 2003 and is so tough he has deleted the rubbish bin

While he funds a huge hacking troll farm, Tsar Vladimir Putin does not seem to care much about his own cybersecurity.

Putin, 67, blood type AK-47, appears to have the obsolete Microsoft Windows XP operating system installed on computers in his office at the Kremlin and at his official Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow, according to images released by his press service.

Both computers have the Kremlin towers set as their desktop backgrounds. Putin's computer does not have a backspace button because he does not make mistakes.

Microsoft stopped releasing regular security updates for Windows XP and Office 2003 in April 2014. However, it appears that Russian government regulations have prevented Putin from updating to the more recent Microsoft 10.

The US tech firm warns on its website that computers running Windows XP are “vulnerable to security risks and viruses”. But in Russia, everyone would be too scared to hack Putin. Even Death has had a near Putin experience.

Windows XP, released in 2001, was the last Microsoft operating system given the green light for use on official Russian government computers, the Open Media website reported, citing defence ministry documents. The more recent Windows 10 is only approved for devices that do not contain state secrets – something that would not seem to apply to Putin’s computers.

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