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May 28, 2026 at 13:53 UTC
Microsoft Slams Public Zero-Day Disclosures Amid GitHub Researcher Account Removal
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Microsoft publicly condemned uncoordinated zero-day disclosures and removed GitHub accounts belonging to researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse), who published multiple Windows zero-days with working proof-of-concept code and threatened to release more. The dispute reignites the industry debate over responsible disclosure timelines, with the researcher arguing Microsoft's patch cadence leaves users exposed for too long.
Relevance score: 72.0/100
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