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Microsoft’s stance on zero day exploits is a dumpster fire of their own making

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Feed Name: DoublePulsar

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-05-28

Date Updated: 2026-05-28

Author: Kevin Beaumont

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The piece criticizes Microsoft’s response to a researcher named “Nightmare Eclipse” who has publicly released proof-of-concept zero-day exploits—allegedly including an unpatched BitLocker bypass affecting default deployments—and argues that GitHub takedowns, account suspensions, and criminal framing of disclosures are inappropriate and harmful to security research.

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