Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoMicrosoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life' — expert claims action is vindictive and promises further retaliationwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down14
arrow-up1457arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits because company 'ruined their life' — expert claims action is vindictive and promises further retaliationwww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up64·3 hours ago“Hey, let’s piss off the security expert who’s really good at finding flaws in our products. There’s literally no downside.”
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·3 hours ago"Oh, the one who just published two exploits on our product, after we fucked them over during the responsible disclosure process? Great idea! What are the chances they’ll find another one, right?
minus-squareBazoogle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 hour agoHe’s done more than two. This was his second round of releases. He was also the one that found the vulnerability in Windows Defender.
“Hey, let’s piss off the security expert who’s really good at finding flaws in our products. There’s literally no downside.”
"Oh, the one who just published two exploits on our product, after we fucked them over during the responsible disclosure process? Great idea! What are the chances they’ll find another one, right?
He’s done more than two. This was his second round of releases. He was also the one that found the vulnerability in Windows Defender.