Disgruntled 0-day hunter 'humiliated' by Microsoft pledges 'bone shattering drop' as Redmond calls cops
Microsoft says uncoordinated disclosures could harm customers as the researcher threatens another release after six Windows zero-days were posted online.
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsDisgruntled 0-day hunter 'humiliated' by Microsoft pledges 'bone shattering drop' as Redmond calls cops
The ongoing saga of Microsoft versus Nightmare Eclipse (aka Chaotic Eclipse), the disgruntled bug hunter with a deep understanding of Windows and an even deeper grudge against Microsoft, reached a fever pitch, with the researcher, who has thus far released six Windows zero-days, promising a “bone shattering” drop on July 14. Microsoft, for its part, finally responded to the security researcher and their weaponized Windows flaws with a blog post …
A conflict between Microsoft and a security researcher is escalating. After the closure of its GitHub account, the discoverer is threatened with further revelations. The US-American technology company Microsoft has issued a clear statement on the uncoordinated publication of security vulnerabilities. The company thus reacted to the recent activities of a security researcher operating under the pseudonyms Chaotic Eclipse and Nightmare Eclipse. In…
The discussion about zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows gained a new chapter after a public conflict between security researchers and the giant Microsoft technology. The case involves the disclosure of critical flaws still uncorrected, the performance of platforms like GitHub and GitLab, and the ban of a researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse. The episode rekindles the debate about how much failure disclosure should be public before an official co…
Microsoft is unusually sharp against an anonymous security researcher who has made several serious vulnerabilities in Windows public in the past weeks. Redmond is now sharply criticizing this in his own blog post. (Read more)
Microsoft is struggling with published evidence of unpatched security gaps. The company is now threatening legal action.
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