Microsoft wouldn't look at a bug report without a video. Researcher maliciously complied

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/microsoft_bug_report_troll/

Maddening techno bass loop, Zoolander reference, and 14 minutes of time wasted A vulnerability analyst and prominent member of the infosec industry has blasted Microsoft for refusing to look at a bug report unless he submitted a video alongside a written explanation.…

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krogoth@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 1y

A tad late (the original story), but now there is an opinion piece on this topic now: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/microsoft_opinion/

I like the part with "This a post-literate era, and we should expect the next demand for bughunters to express proof-of-concept as a TikTok dance short."