Disgruntled 0-day hunter 'humiliated' by Microsoft pledges 'bone shattering drop' as Redmond calls cops

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/28/microsoft-0-day-feud-escalates-as-researcher-threatens-another-windows-exploit-dump/5248085

Six 0-days, three under active exploitation, more to come on July 14?

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11 Comments

kibblebits@quokk.au · 35 pts · 77d (4 replies)

If Microsoft’s tactic is to try to criminalise not following often arbitrary ‘responsible disclosure’ frameworks, good luck defending that in court

Because the courts these days are siding against corporations? I wouldn’t test this theory.

rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 77d (3 replies)

Microsoft destroyed their life. They have nothing left to do, except stand up against the bully

Gonzako@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 77d (2 replies)

How did their life get destroyed?

rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 76d (1 reply)

They claim that Microsoft caused them to become homeless

Gonzako@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 76d

I'd see it. Worker upends their life to work at company for pay and then they get rug-pulled and are in a place they don't know with no income to make of themselves

Shameless@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 77d (3 replies)

Windows has become a shell of what it once was, for Microsoft to take such an aggressive stance they are only going to make things worse for themselves.

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 77d (2 replies)

Surely this will be the event that makes 2026 the year of the Linux desktop.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 77d

We are already at the age of the Linux desktop.

glimse@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 76d

2026 was the year I switched and after seeing how few problems I've had, some less-techy friends have been asking questions. Protondb makes it really easy to say "let me check - yep that one works"

amanda@aggregatet.org · 8 pts · 77d

Everyone is 12 theory strikes again

muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 76d

I remember when Apple hired the jailbreak.me developer to address their PDF rendering issues years ago. Today, we have Microsoft screaming “la la la, I can’t hear you!”