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Microsoft faces backlash for threatening legal action against security researcher

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Microsoft is facing criticism for its response to a security researcher who disclosed unpatched vulnerabilities in the company's products. The researcher published details of the bugs and provided exploit code, prompting Microsoft to allegedly threaten legal action. This approach has drawn negative attention from the tech community. AI

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Microsoft faces backlash for threatening legal action against security researcher

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    📰 Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher "A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft product

    📰 Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher "A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products," reports TechCrunch, "along with code to exploit them." Microsoft's response to the researcher? "Threatening to ta...…

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