Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher

Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher

An anonymous security researcher called “Nightmare Eclipse” has been publishing a series of significant security exploits against Microsoft Windows—including one that breaks BitLocker. Microsoft has threatened legal action against the researcher. Lots of recriminations are being traded back and forth.

Tags: exploits, Microsoft, zero-day

Posted on June 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM • 1 Comments

mw • June 2, 2026 7:26 AM

Microsoft would better fix the bugs ASAP. Or won’t they fix because it’s a backdoor for some secret services?

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