Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits

May 30, 2026 Terrence O’Brien

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Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they're a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont's eye was how Microsoft has responded.

Microsoft suggests it plans to bring a criminal case against Nightmare Eclipse for failing to follow "proper coordination" in disclosing vulnerabilities. They also disabled Nightmare Eclipse's GitHub, GitLab, and Microsoft Security Response Center accounts disabled. As Beaumont point …

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