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Microsoft threatened a security researcher with criminal prosecution. The cybersecurity community is furious.

  • Ana Maria Constantin--The Next Web
  • published date: 2026-05-30 10:39:36 UTC

Microsoft published a blog post on Wednesday criticising a security researcher known as “Nightmare Eclipse” for publicly disclosing a series of unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows Defender and BitLocker. The company then invoked its Digital Crimes Unit, whic…

TL;DR Microsoft threatened legal action against a researcher who published unpatched Defender and BitLocker bugs. Veterans warn of a chilling effect. Microsoft published a blog post on Wednesday cr… [+4951 chars]