4 outlets·4 reports
Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. The cybersecurity community is furious.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Microsoft has threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution after the researcher publicly disclosed a vulnerability, implying a referral to law-enforcement and potential legal action. The move has sparked outrage within the cybersecurity community, which condemns the company’s approach to handling the bug disclosures.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
- Hacker News·Microsoft 0-day feud escalates as researcher threatens another exploit dump
- TechMeme·Microsoft faces backlash after a blog post implied criminal referral and legal action against security researcher Nightmare Eclipse over public bug disclosures (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
- The Next Web·Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. The cybersecurity community is furious.
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