Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits

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Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s eye was how Microsoft has responded.

Microsoft suggests it plans to bring a criminal case against Nightmare Eclipse for failing to follow « proper coordination » in disclosing vulnerabilities. They also disabled Nightmare Eclipse’s GitHub, GitLab, and Microsoft Security Response Center accounts disabled. As Beaumont point …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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