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Microsoft faces backlash for threatening legal action against security researcher

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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